Desire dripped from his devilish leer as he eyed the woman at the door.
“And who might you be, my pretty?”
‘Sir,I’m Iris. I am here with a warrant for your arrest.’
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Written for the Trifecta Challenge
This week’s challenge:
You’ve got exactly 33 words and one of them must be a palindrome:
a word or a phrase that reads the same forwards and backwards
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a word or a phrase that reads the same forwards and backwards
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Perfect!
Certainly does 😉
Thanks Nitin!
Well, now it serves him right!
Glad you agree, Michelle 🙂
Loved the climax 🙂
Thanks Kamini 🙂
Serves him right , Shailaja. I am loving it.
A lovely story in 33 words.
Coined the palindrome very cleverly.
I loved the ending…. eventhou it makes me wonder what happened next…
That's a good one!! Liked the palindrome you chose and how it fitted so well in the story with just 33 words! Cool, Shailaja 🙂
Oooh the intrigue! Loved it!! 🙂
Thanks, Kalpana! I aim to please 😉
We had a list of palindromes to choose from. I picked this one 🙂
Thanks Sheethal! Maybe I'll extend it into a longer post 🙂
Thanks for the compliment, Shilpa 🙂
Thanks Flippa!
Ooo, apparently he deserves what he's getting!
Great story told in those 33 words. Love the twist at the end. Well done. 🙂
Brilliant !!! 33 words of pure awesomeness 🙂
Oh, you bet he does 🙂
Thank you kindly, Tom 🙂
Very glad you think so, Sid 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Cool 33 🙂
Thanks Melanie 🙂
This is so clever! I love it. Well done! ♥
That warms my heart, Kathy! Thank you 🙂
Wonderful !! I'm amazed. What a beautiful blend ! 🙂
Sreeja, flattery will get you everywhere 😀 Thank you!
Heh heh heh.. That must've wiped off the sneer in a jiffy! Just love the surprises you spring.
Thrilled that you like them 🙂
Well done! ☺ Nice touch to have the last line read the same backwards as well as forwards.
Heh heh. Shut down in a most awesome sense. Great work!
Thanks Debbie 🙂
You bet he got shut down 😀 Thank you for the appreciation!
This one was one helluva twist! And well rather well done 😀
Richa
Well, there's a quick turn around for you! Nice one!
Thanks Richa!
You bet! Thanks!
Did you know I love palindromes.. find them so cool :). Super cool story as well!!
Aren't they? Simply lovely things. Yay! Thanks for liking the story 🙂
I love this!! I bet that devilish leer is gone now! Well done with your wonderful little palindrome piece!
The plot thickens…
Love it.
Indeed a beautiful short story.
Oh thank you Valerie! Quite an honour coming from you 🙂
Wondering how it will turn out? 😉
Thank you! Glad that you stopped by!
Ok! Under arrest!
Arresting piece of work in 33 words!!! 🙂
Haha! Good one – serves the dirty old lecher right. 🙂
And I am glad you're here, Anita 🙂
Glad you think so 🙂
Crisp in 33 words!
Honey trap!!!!
“Desire dripped from his devilish leer” That is brilliant. I think you've captured a scene perfectly here, with so much depth in 33 words. Very unique palindrome as well. Nice work!
Nibhz, remember what I said about writing everyday? These are do-able 🙂
Oh yeah 😉
Turok, thank you for those kind words 🙂 Glad to see you here!
Go Iris! Great twist.
Thank you! Glad you stopped by!
Take him down, Iris! Thanks for linking up. I enjoyed this.
WOOHOO! So glad to see you here 🙂 Thank you for providing such an amazing platform for all writers. You will be missed sorely after March.