He stared at the ship, called Victoria. Now was the time to attack, he felt. The ship was surrounded by fog and his men were ready with weapons, just waiting for a word from him. He was about to turn when a moment caught his attention. An elegant woman, aboard Victoria’s deck, was examining something. He, with an eye for these things, could clearly see that the ‘something’ was diamond. Then she carelessly tossed it to the river, as he stared. Now she held a chain, examining it. In a thoughtless frame of mind, he jumped into the sea to retrieve precious jewellery.
The next moment, a squad from Victoria jumped into the nameless ship. “You are under arrest.” thundered the commander. He called a number as the dumbfounded pirates were handcuffed.
“Task done, ma’am”
The elegant lady smiled, “All for some trinklets.”
This was written for Alastair’s photo fiction.
Excellent. I like the way you used the prompt and the woman with the bait 🙂
Thank you so much, Alastair. That was an inspiring photo.
Thanks 🙂
Hahar… caught in the act..
A very creative story, indeed… 🙂
Hi Carolyn, Thank you very much. Glad to see you again. Hope you are well.
Thank You…. We are having a break from dance at the moment, leaving more time for other pleasures like WP..
It’s lovely to reconnect.. 😉
Very clever lady that.
She is their chief:)) Thanks a lot, Aesop Clerk.
Most welcome Al 🙂
Diving into one’s demise 🙂
That is an accurate description. Thanks so much for leaving a comment