FF – True Love
Here is my story for this week’s Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This is another rerun, this week requested by C. E. Ayr and the photo was contributed back in May 2013 by Ted Strutz.
This was a couple of months before my time, so I have written a story from my head! Click on the blue froggy for this week’s other stories.
Copyright Ted Strutz
“Wow, sweetie, look at this place, isn’t it great?”
“For sure! Cosy, too. A real family business. Lovely place.”
“Can I get a glass of red, babes?”
“Of course, darling. But remember, eyes on the prize.”
“I know, I know. Cash from the till, safe in the back room.”
“Exactly. Once we’re done here, where would you like to go next, my love?”
“Ooh, shoe shopping, please. The owner’s blood is all over my boots.”
“What did I tell you earlier?”
“Um, never aim for the neck?”
“Correct! You got a real spurter there.”
“Ha, clumsy me! Love you!”
“Love you too.”
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Dear Ali,
Strange, grisly little meeting here. Almost has a Little Shop of Horrors feel to hit. Comedy and blood. Twisted tale well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
I was also thinking of the film “True Romance” :-). I’m glad you liked it!
Ali
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Shopping with crowbars
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It opens doors in more ways than one.
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Lol, this reminded me of a ditsy version of Bonnie and Clyde perhaps hailing from Essex.
Nice details, and the closing segment was really well done.
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Heh, yes. I expect their getaway car is all pimped up with an illegal cat and UV lights underneath. I’m glad you liked it!
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Cold-blooded killers need romance too! 😉
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They do! Cold-blooded killers are so misunderstood.
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Funny and macabre. A great combination
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I’m glad you liked it! I like the contrast.
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Ah, I still need to see True Romance. I was thinking of Natural Born Killers, both Tarantino stories. You definitely have a bit of the macabre about you. 🙂
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I’ve never actually seen Natural Born Killers, but now you’ve reminded me of it I’ll have to track it down.
I do have a macabre side 🙂
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What a lovely couple! I hope they find a new hobby, though. This is probably not going to work out as a long term life strategy. Aw, but they are so SWEET.
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Maybe they’ll get to share a cell 🙂
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Bonnie & Clyde!
DJ
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They ride again!
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Bloody hell, Ali. I’m torn between cringe and romance. XD
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It’s a cringe-worthy love story!
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Danny said it first. Poor Bonnie needs new boots.
Creepy fun.
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Probably not her first pair of new boots (today)!
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Any criminal with a good sense of fashion will make sure to dress in crimson. Sure, the police might spot them a mile away, but at least those bloodstains won’t ruin a perfectly good outfit…
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A nice pair of red cowboy boots like Ted had in “How I Met Your Mother” would do the trick 🙂
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Lovely yet disturbing piece. Funny and macabre. Well done
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Thanks! I like doing contrasts between comedy and “dark” 🙂
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Loved the matter of fact dialogue. Disturbingly Bonnie and Clyde. Well done.
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I like the idea of writing (but not experiencing!) people so disturbed they feel nothing over what they’ve done. I’m glad you liked it!
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Kind of reminded me of “Pulp Fiction.” Only they didn’t run into Samuel L. Jackson. 🙂
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My first thought was “True Romance” but I also had that couple from Pulp Fiction in mind (I think they were the ones in the diner?).
Probably just as well for them they didn’t run into SLJ – I seem to remember he had quite a large gun in the film 🙂
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Yes and a foul mouth as well!! 🙂
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🙂
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Am I the only one who saw vampires? OO Works with criminals, too, though. Great black humour.
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You’d think I would have, given as how nearly every book I read has vampires in it! I’m guessing it was the spurting neck 🙂
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That, and the red. 🙂
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Ah yes. Wine or blood? Dum dum DUM!
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Bonnie and Clyde kind of a story! Hahahahaha! Funny!!
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Yeah, these two are made for each other 🙂
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LOL! Yes, they are! They are both dirtbags! Haha!
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it looks like they’re still rookies… but not for long. 🙂
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They’ll soon hone their dastardly skills, I’m sure (sadly)!
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LOL! So calm and casual! 😀
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Makes them all the more scary… 🙂
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Makes you wonder about people like this who “love” each other. But I suppose they have shared interests so….
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Ha, yes. It’s nice when you can go out and do a shared activity with your other half…
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LOL
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Yikes! But I laughed my whole way through this. Just another fun escapade for them, I guess. Oh, the memories they’ll have. It left me feeling me disturbed and delighted.
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It’s entirely possible they won’t live long enough to build up memories 🙂
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That was a different take on armed robbery and murder. Very good.
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Thanks. They’re a right pair, these two!
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Wonderfully disturbing! They are definitely an unhinged pair. I love the matter of fact dialogue. 🙂
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I always think such dialogue really speaks to the psychopathy of the characters… 🙂
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You know, I really feel for her. Blood really ruins a nice pair of shoes.
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It’s impossible to get out!
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I was also thinking of Bonnie and Clyde. They’re just a couple of young killers in love. I loved the dialogue, Ali. Good writing. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Young killers in love. Aww, sweet 🙂
I’m glad you liked it!
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Yeah, we saw Bonny and Clide in it too…but your story gave us the creeps even more…Purrfect! Pawkisses for a Happy Day 🙂 ❤
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They’re a creepy couple 🙂
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Ooh, a right couple of characters here. Love their conversation and the matter-of-fact way they discuss their grim deed.
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They’re “conscience-free” – which makes them all the more scary.
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Shopkeepers last thought… “Knew I should have closed a little early this evening.”
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Poor guy 😦
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