FF – The Perfect Shot
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Fatima Fakier Deria.
Copyright Fatima Fakier Deria
Hidden in his perch, he looked across at the chairs. Empty now, he knew that soon each would be occupied. He settled down to wait.
Hours past until at last he spied his quarry entering the garden. A clandestine meeting; it had cost much to determine the location.
Sighting carefully, he targeted the lead participant. A perfect shot.
A meeting of two Great Families. He smiled grimly as a dozen Kardashians and as many Baldwins took their seats.
He took the shot; then again, again, again.
Heh, he thought. Da tabloids is gonna pay big bucks for dese pics.
Speak to me - I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Click for a random post!
Woohoo!
I totally didn't win!
Share Your World
Friday Fictioneers
draliman on life 
Oh, I was so hoping…never mind.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Haha, I had a feeling there would be people disappointed by the ending.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Well, if certain people and families simply slipped away into obscurity, the world would feel a bit more sane.
LikeLiked by 3 people
True dat.
LikeLike
lol. Great.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’m glad you liked it!
LikeLiked by 1 person
A lot.
LikeLike
🙂
LikeLike
Can you imagine how much the tabloids would pay? Zillions. What a crazy world.
LikeLike
The world has indeed gone mad.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I agree with James! Great story! 😀
LikeLike
Me too! Thanks 🙂
LikeLike
Yes, as much as death is an over reaction, seeing a fair bit less of certain celebrities would be a good thing. Maybe one day the tabloids will learn to spend their money more wisely.
LikeLike
If only they stopped spending, these so-called celebrities – wouldn’t be.
The maddest thing about all this is that MS Word recognised “Kardashian” as an actual word…
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haaahaaahaaa
Great story, Draliman.🙂 I really liked the ‘da’ and ‘dese’ in the last line. Great story.
LikeLike
Thanks, I’m glad you liked it! I was thinking of him as the stereotypical greasy chain-smoking paparazzo in an overcoat 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
thank goodness, just a paparrazi on the prowl. 🙂
LikeLike
No blood bath today 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
He must have found a really good tree to escape their security. Of course, they probably wouldn’t mind the publicity all that much as they usually have to pay for it. I have to laugh when they use the word reality as in reality shows. Come on. Normal people don’t act like that. Good writing, Ali. 😀 — Suzanne
LikeLike
It was probably them who leaked the location of the meeting… 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
That could very well be. 😀 — Suzanne
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ha! Nicely done there. Love the set up where we’re expecting a blood bath and the pay off with just their privacy dead on the ground! Nicely done
LikeLike
They left their privacy dead on the ground long ago 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Very true!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’m not sure any of those chairs are wide enough for a Kardashian booty….
LikeLike
Hahaha, I mean, bite your tongue you evil squirrel.
LikeLike
A few less ‘celebrities’ and this world would be a better place. But knocking them off …? Oh well, maybe…
LikeLike
Possibly a step too far…
LikeLike
Dear Ali,
A few less Kardashians and Baldwins? Tempting indeed. There are plenty in the wings to take their places I fear. Biting my tongue…good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
LikeLike
Dear Rochelle,
They seem to go forever! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
Ali
LikeLike
I imagine that the paparazzi are exactly like that! LOL! Great story!
LikeLike
I bet the bushes are full of them 🙂
LikeLike
Yes! 😀 😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha, well I’m glad there will be no blood spilled! Excellent storytelling.
LikeLike
Thanks 🙂 No blood bath this time.
LikeLike
I’m not going to click “like” as the violence and senselessness was reprehensible.
So you did your job as a writer.
Randy
LikeLike
Ha, there are a few comments implying that maybe it might have been better if it had been a gun rather than just a paparazzo and his camera!
LikeLike
Haha, that was funny.
LikeLike
I’m glad you liked it!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh, you did have me going. And a wee bit hopeful. 😉
LikeLike
Heh, you’e not the only one 🙂
LikeLike
Hah, got me. I was thinking Mafia… and then you bring on the Kardashians. I never understood why these people are famous and earn so much money. What exactly is it they do? Fun story!
LikeLike
I don’t think they really do anything much. Just normal things. I’m glad you enjoyed the story 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
At first, I thought perhaps it was a bird waiting to assault them with its droppings! Nice one.
Click to read my 99 words!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ha, hopefully also captured on camera!
LikeLiked by 1 person
So much for privacy. Still, better than a bullet.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes! And the Kardashians in particular have built their “celebrity” on making public all areas of their lives, so I don’t suppose they’d mind too much 🙂
LikeLike
We will always have celebs, because people demand them. We’re biologically predisposed to imitate, and celebrity culture just hijacks that tendency.
I’m glad you stopped short of murder! I think I’m glad anyway…
LikeLike
Ha, most people are in two minds 🙂
We’re hard-wired imitators as you said.
LikeLike
Ha ha ha ha, I’m with those disappointed with the last line 🙂
LikeLike
Heh 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ok it was the wild paparrazi shooting… Who cares anything for a great story.
Great story, Ali. 🙂
LikeLike
Not an assassin after all. I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I loved the ending, great twist. It’s good to keep us guessing. I was thinking one direction, then the twist. Nice! =)
LikeLike
It was quite hard to make sure all the language worked for both a paparazzo and an assassin. I’m glad you liked it 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
You did a great job at it!!
LikeLike
Thanks 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yow! Murder and mayhem in the garden.
LikeLike
Or a few long range photos and mayhem anyway!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I preferred to think sniper. But that is just me.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Clever, clever. I think you had many of us hoping for a different kind of shot 🙂
LikeLike
I think I did 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
LikeLike
nice – paparazzi making some big big bucks…
LikeLike
Ka-ching!
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
and made me think of this comic:
LikeLiked by 2 people
Ha 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Great fun! 😀
LikeLike
I’m glad you liked it 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
I hope he enjoys his work! When I first read this, and him waiting in his perch, I imagined a bird waiting to christen the assembled throng.:)
LikeLike
Someone else had a similar thought. I wish I had, that would have been fun 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
No birdwatcher, no assassin … no no it’s much worse it’s a prowling paparazzi.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It’s the ultimate horror.
LikeLike
Ha, I also thought it was a bird. but for the rich and famous, it is much worse! lol
Good one.
LikeLike
Though a combination of a bird with diarrhoea and a photographer would have made a good snap for the tabloids 🙂
LikeLike
LOL
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ha! You know just how to lead your readers down the wrong path. 😉 Quite the wordsmith you are.
LikeLike
Thanks 🙂 I don’t like to be too obvious.
LikeLiked by 1 person