New Story Excerpts

I recently ran a journal entry at my DeviantArt page to solicit new story ideas, and below are 100 word drabbles to provide initial ideas for some of those ideas. Your task, if you choose to do so, is to indicate which you want to see first.

The Perfect Hosts

"Mister Tall?"

"Yes, Mister Small?"

"Have you completed the transfer of data?"

The smaller of the two masked men looked up from the computer screen. "A few more minutes should see the job done?"

"Excellent – keep an eye on our hosts will you?"

He turned in the chair to look at the older woman lying on the couch, and her two daughters on the floor. As the taller if the two men left the room, he said "Just stay calm – we will be on our way soon."

They would have complained, but they could not – and their manners took over.


Jayes and the Wrong Hostage

"What do you mean, we have the wrong girl? I tell you Jayes this is Gladys Pugh?"

"With all due respect, sir."

"She is – she has the auburn hair, the clear blue eyes, the long lost expression..."

"I entirely agree sir, but there is one thing?"

"What is that?"

"Miss Gladys Pugh does not wear glasses – her twin sister, Daphne does."

I looked through the doorway at the woman trussed in the chair, her eyes staring round the room through her wire rimmed spectacles.

"You have a point, Jayes, you have a point. What do we do about it, eh?"


Cruise to Terror

JC could not believe her eyes. She had left Brenda in the lounge while she went to change into something for dinner, and now she had disappeared? The sleeves of her white blouse billowed in the sea breeze as she stepped onto the wooden walkway.

"Good evening, Miss Harper?"

She turned to see the captain walking towards her.

"Do you have any idea where all the others have gone, Captain? They all seem to have disappeared or taken ill."

"Indeed, I do, Miss Harper," he said as he produced a pistol from behind his back and pointed it at her.


Green Jealousy

She lurked in the shadows, watching the two women as they filed the paperwork away. She knew they had the item she sought, but there was little time to allow them to leave, so regretfully they would have to be dealt with.

The blonde fell first, and the brunette put up no fight. She secured them before turning her attention to the safe. It only took her a few moments to release the locks and open the door.

As the mist hit her, she blinked before thinking "Jade, when will you learn? Engage brain before opening possible booby trapped cotnainerssssss..."



Doll's Night Out

Karen looked over her shoulder as the two white faced women secured her two flatmates. They were the innocent parties in this – she was the one who had worked with the agent to provide the inside information.

She had never thought it would lead to trouble for them – and that the trouble would come from one of the most notorious gangs out there. Now all she could do was mmph through the cloth gag as the ropes went around their arms – and sorry was not going to be enough. Not nearly enough for what they were losing personally or socially.