FF – Shops of Death
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Roger Bultot.
“Look at this!”
“Boy, huge glasses. What’s that all about?”
“And all this, what would you call it?”
“Bric-a-brac.”
“Yep, bric-a-brac.”
“Trash.”
“What do they think they’re doing?”
“No idea. In fact, this whole high street is rubbish.”
“It’s a shit street.”
“Every shop a disaster.”
“Let’s go back to the car.”
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Bric-a-brac shop calling all shops. We have been dissed. DESTROY THEM!
…
“Yes, Officer sob sob the shop sign just fell on him sob sob sliced his head clean off sob sob freak accident sob sob”
Categories: Fiction
flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers
Loose lips sink ships
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As they have discovered to their cost.
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Oh, man oh, man. I do love your stories!
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Aw, thanks! I’m glad you’re enjoying them 🙂
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It was aliens! I can see their handbook in the shop window, bottom right!
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You’re right! I zoomed in and the explanation is right there, hiding in plain sight!
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Revenge of the high street shops! Hilarious! 😀
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We’ve finally pushed them too far 😮
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why does somebody always have to die? 🙂
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That’s life, I’m afraid 🙂
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So good. Hilarious and terrifying!
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Careful what you say next time you’re window shopping dum dum DUM 🙂
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Don’t we wish this would REALLY happen!
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People would certainly be a bit more careful what there are saying while out and about.
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Presumably, his head will be displayed with the 8 in the window!
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It’s important to display a deterrent to re-educate people like this!
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Rubbish! This whole story was plain garbage…..
Wait…. is that a blue froggy falling on my….. AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
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There is no escape from the revolution on the inanimate…
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So it’s come to this, has it, Ali? We were made for the stores, not the stores for us! I knew it.
pax,
dora
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That’s what’s so frightening about the demise of the high street. No more shops, no more need for us 😮
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I had no idea bric-a-brac could be so vindictive!
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I’m glad to have issued this warning before anything untoward happens!
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Serves him right for what he said. Little shops like this are truly the heart and soul of a country. Small business is where it’s at! Recycle, reuse, renew! Love that slogan!
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Exactly! Arrogant pair.
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I don’t know. They come here in their designer clothes, with their designer accessories, and then diss us? Death’s too good for them!
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For sure. I wonder what will happen to her in the coming days? Our reach is long for we are everywhere 🙂
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I didn’t know I could laugh so much about a sentient shop, but I do. Never dismiss a bric-a-brac shop, a lesson to remember. 😀
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We must be careful what we say next time we’re window shopping. I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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I think they have wandered into the flea market – no bargains then?
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Nope. Only deadly fleas of doom.
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That’ll teach them!
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Yep! Arrogant pair 🙂
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And they’re laughing at us, all the way to the back. Well done.
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Yep, who knew? 🙂
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I imagine the order to destroy coming from a Don Corleone type voice…
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In my mind it’s a posh English accent, but the Don would also work!
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🙂
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Dear Ali,
That will teach them never to diss a bric-a brac shop.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Bric-a-brac shops are among the least forgiving of all the shops!
Ali
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A very topical subject Ali. Shops have been blitzed, whilst the mountains of cardboard have grown.
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Yes, I’m surprised there were enough shops left on that high street to take action.
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When I start to read your stories, I always wonder, “Who will die today?” Always a twist 😄
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Being murdered by a bunch of homicidal shops is quite a twist 🙂
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LOL sure is
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