FF – Nobody’s Fool
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by herself!
Copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Simon waits until the window cleaner advances up the ladder, safely away, before opening his concealed safe.
Simon is nobody’s fool.
The window cleaner smiles as he checks his phone app, streaming footage from the camera concealed in his boot. It shows the location of the safe, the positions of the fingers on the keypad. Once the safe is closed, he will retreat, to return that night.
Simon fancies some fresh air. He opens the window, knocking the window cleaner from his ladder to a messy death far below.
An unfortunate accident?
Simon is nobody’s fool.
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Good for Simon! Once again I am ashamed at how much I laughed! 😀
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Simon knows what he’s doing 🙂
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The best part is Simon got his windows cleaned for free. It’s a win-win.
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And they look like they need it, too!
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Oh, I wasn’t expecting that! Nicely done. 🙂
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Neither was the “window cleaner” 🙂
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That is rather… taking matters into his own hands. But hey, Simon knows…
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Yep, he has everything under control.
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Nicely done Simon. And I’m sure he has the money in the safe to buy the police off too when they come asking questions.
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But… it was an accident, officer… and did you just drop that bulging brown envelope?
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Did Simon consider that the window cleaner was live streaming to his accomplice? Simple Simon!
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I didn’t even consider that. Simon says – oops!
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Murder to prevent a potential robbery? I’m not sure that equation balances
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It was an accident I tell ya, an accident…
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Just in case. You never know who’s got a camera in his boots. You never know…
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They’re everywhere!
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Foiled again.
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And for the last time.
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Haha! I like how Simon is ‘nobody’s fool’. The fool and his App – think they rule the world 🙂
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Simon scoffs in the face of high tech 🙂
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Trust is hard to come by with people and technology. 🤔
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Yep, a sometimes dangerous mix.
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You’re right!💕☕️☕️
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These two seem to have deserved each other. However, Simon doesn’t know the video’s already been transmitted to an accomplice. 😉
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Someone else mentioned that, I hadn’t considered it! Simon could be in for a nasty shock… 🙂
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Dear Ali,
Glad to know Simon’s nobody’s fool. 😉 Yeah. I laughed.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Nobody gets the better of Simon!
Ali
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This guy was no simple Simon. 😀 — Suzanne
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Ha, no he wasn’t 🙂
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I really like the introductory line of your blog that sometimes life stops and makes you think, and realise several aspects which we often do not realise due to continuous running in life..
And yes great post too
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Thanks, I’m not sure anyone has commented on that before!
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😅
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No robbery, clean windows. Win-win, I’d say.
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Yes, it’s a good day for Simon!
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And in the end, the valuable contents of Simon’s safe were awarded by a jury of his peers to the family of the window washer to compensate for his wrongful death. For the widow, two wrongs made a very lucrative right…
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Finally her no-good husband has been wrongfully killed, and by someone rich…
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i believe it was an accident. i tend to believe what i wanted to believe. 🙂
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Yes, I’m sure you’re right 🙂
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Ha! Simon turned the tables alright! Neat plotting, Ali.
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He did, he’s a cunning one!
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I like the twist that twists in your story.
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It’s all twisty!
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Checkmate! I think Simon has many stories to tell!
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I’m sure he has!
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Yep, Simon’s nobody’s fool. Excellently written, Ali!
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Thanks!
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Steady on! Is that not murder by accident. What was in the safe that the man had set up an observation scam?
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I guess we’ll never know. Simon’s not letting anyone near!
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Well, that’s one way to take care of a thief…by accident, of course.
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Oh, of course 😉
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And so the window cleaner kicked the bucket! Nice one.
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Ha, he did!
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Got knocked off his perch, didn’t he? And one less thief will be at work that night.
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Hopefully he didn’t fall on anyone!
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What a pain for the window cleaner…Simon certainly saw through him.
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A real pain when he hit the ground!
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Simon got the window cleaner’s hopes up before letting him down… haha.
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Yep, letting him all the way down 🙂
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Reads like a modern morality tale. Guess Simon is a lesser fool ?
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Much lesser, and still alive!
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Excellent!
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Thanks 🙂
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MOL…very wise…and he can see it all through a clean window now…MOL😸Pawkisses for a Happy Day🐾😽💞
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He made sure his windows had been cleaned before knocking him off 🙂
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