Richard
huddled in his jail cell, pulling the retroactive
duster closely around him. His
secretary Heather had given it to him yesterday during their latest tryst. Now
he was watching his world disintegrate.
Where had it all gone wrong? He wondered. Surely
everyone in the investment business embezzled
from his clients now and then. It was part of the investment game.
With the untimely arrival of the arrest
warrant, he was for a moment left spellbound. Richard’s
travel carry-on sat by the door, stuffed with one-million dollars and a change
of underwear.
Five more minutes!
Five more
minutes and he would have been out the door, heading to Jamaica.
Bummer.
These underlined and bold words, sentence phrases are provided by Delores from Under the Porch Light. Each Wednesday, Delores provides six daunting words for any who wishes to participate in this writing challenge. Please visit her site by clicking on the frozen cardinals in the sidebar; you will find other writers who have taken different slants on these words! You should be intrigued...
