Aurora’s carmine lips formed a determined line, as she received Patterson’s latest up-date; she favoured him with an ice-blue stare: ’and when might I expect the camel’s return?’
The suave, silver-haired man spoke smoothly: ‘a plan is being put into place.’
On the south-side of the city, in the DHSS Office on High Park Street, Gary glared across a yellowing Formica table-top at his subordinate Reg, a short, squat individual whom he’d never taken to, waiting for his response.
‘It was just a favour, like, for a mate; Joey Moran’s got something of his and me mate wants it back,’ Reg shrugged, ‘said it was valuable – even showed me a picture of it – I dunno what’s so special about a little curled-up camel statue, it looked more like a turd to me.’
‘Your mate has Mr Moran’s UB40 but he doesn’t know his address, so you took it upon yourself to look it up in the office records?’ As Gary spoke, dread rose from the pit of his stomach – a curled up camel – his fingers gripped the edge of the table-top, purple veins standing out on the backs of his hands – surely not that same evil little statue?
Written in response to two challenges:
Di of Pensitivity 101’s Wednesday’s Three Things Challenge: YELLOW, PURPLE, BLUE
Denise Farley of Girlie On The Edge’s Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt: TERM
More #SixSentenceStories here!
Photo credit: illustration from a book somewhere on my bookshelves which has mysteriously disappeared🐪
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Thanks for sharing, Michael!
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Very natural dialogue that fits their characters perfectly, Chris! 🙂
Hope you enjoy the book review.
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Thanks very much, Tom. Dialogue is much harder to shoe-horn into 6 sentences!
I looked on Amazon, but your review hasn’t popped up yet.
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Here it is! https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-reviews/R2B29P1CIEWDA2/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1089075510
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I’m bowled over by your stunning review, Tom. Thanks so, so much!
Sadly, it doesn’t appear on Amazon’s US/Rest of the World site. Grrr☹️I have some major issues with Amazon.
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I haven’t spent $50 minimum for .com, that’s why it won’t show my review.
Feel free to take off the preview link above if you want 😄
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Ah, I see. A similar thing happened to me a few years ago. Then Amazon wouldn’t let me post any reviews at all. Let me rather put the UK link on. Thanks for all the trouble you’ve gone to, Tom!
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Oh wow! Tensions generating here. Great chapter Chris
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Thanks very much, Sadje!😊
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My pleasure dear friend
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😊🤗
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It’s always fun to see a racheting up of the evilness factor!
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Hee hee, and it’s such fun to write, too!
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Chortle, mustache twirl . . .
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😁
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What Tom and Mrs Gauffreau said!
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Thanks, Spira!😊
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Oh… I ‘ve missed a few. Evil Camel… (Maybe only if held by evil hands?)
Oh… A green Rabbit… that looks interesting.
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The camel is a nasty piece of work, as Gary once found to his cost (that’s in a different book).
Of course I agree about the Rabbit!🐰Historical fantasy fiction for the young and the young at heart.
Tom’s review couldn’t say it better: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-reviews/R2B29P1CIEWDA2/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1089075510
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Wow, a twist, can’t wait to see where this goes 😳
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Enter Gary, one of those book characters of mine who’ve been tugging at my sleeve. Should be fun. They’re probably writing themselves into the story right now!😉
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It’s great when that happens 🙂
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I know… pressure off!
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Notably wonderful continuation, desr Chris. 💗
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Thanks so much, Lamittan!😊
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Feel most welcome, dear Chris.
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Loving the way it’s developing Chris.
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Thanks very much, Di.😊
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I like how you wove in ‘term’ in your narrative 🙂
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My lucky shoe horn!!
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🙂
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Oh, that evil little statue! This get better and better Chris!
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Thanks, Keith! 🐪
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I concur with all of my colleagues and fellow-Readers… the tension rachets up as more people become ensnared (to one extent or another) by one curious, little artifact
Excellent installment
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A tangled web that camel weaves… Thanks, Clark!
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I wonder what is happening to the veins of Gary’s hand. He doesn’t seem to know much about the camel.
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That’s Gary’s problem. He knows far too much about that camel…
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It seems this evil little statue gets around.
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Indeed it does, Mimi!
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So Gary has had dealings with the camel too, hmm? 🤔
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Oh yes. Nothing good either…
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I like the introduction of Gary and Reg, and the sly nod to the camel looking like a turd 😂
The dialogue is spot on, Chris, bravo… not easy to always do, especially in the limits of a Six!
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Thanks, Ford. I struggle to shoehorn dialogue into Sixes. Couldn’t resist the scatological reference though!
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So Gary makes an appearance! (Gina must be pleased/seething! 😉)
Another good part, Chris; and Joey yet again appears safe… I have a feeling Aurora will be seething too!
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I hear mutterings somewhere in the ether… 🤔 Something’s definitely cooking😉
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And we’ll find out what in due course! 🙂
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Naturally… (oh, is that burning I smell now?… excuse me, Tom, gotta dash)
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🙄🤣🔥😳
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I just fell off the edge of my seat, Chris!
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Oops! Hope you’re okay, Denise!
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Now, Chris, we need to negotiate. Evil is a very strong word and this camel has rather grown on me.
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Maybe it’s time to reveal a bit of its background…
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Ooo! Great episode, Chris 🤩 The intrigue keeps on building and building. I love the detail about the yellowing Formica 💖
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Fortunately Formica does have that property, otherwise something else would’ve had to ‘yellow’. This week’s words were even worse!
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No doubt it’ll look effortless to us readers. Good luck with those pesky prompts!
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🤗🤔
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