My Zapfic Microfiction Entry- The Thank You

Bullets had shattered his left shoulder but he had saved his employer.
Four days later as he lay in the hospital bed the employer sent him a pink-slip along with flowers and $50K. The bodyguard had expected different, this felt like a snub.

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