Home Cooking

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THE PROMPT:
This week’s photo prompt courtesy of, and copyright by, Roger Bultot.

THE STORY:

Home Cooking

He read the name on her ID before she made it to the counter. The other two wore no IDs, he had no idea who they were.

He was prepared.

“Help you ladies?” he said.

She flashed her badge. “Russ Benson. He work here?”

“Did.”

“Can you be more specific?”

“Russ quit yesterday.”

“Any reason?”

“Something about owing money; needing to hide.”

“That strike you as odd?”

“Hey, I don’t ask questions, you know?”

“Mind if we look around.”

He didn’t mind. If they didn’t look in the plate at the end of the counter he didn’t mind at all.

(Note: I didn’t notice the kid’s arm behind the ketchup bottle until I had finished. Would it had made a difference if I’d seen it earlier? Probably not.)

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