Photo by: Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Why She Did It
Detective Hobart looked at the stained sidewalk. “What do we know?”
Sergeant Purcell said, “Victim was a musician. Had a bad breakup with his girlfriend. She lives there.” He pointed to a window four stories above the crime scene.
“She must have been furious,” grimaced Hobart. “Was he beating her?”
“Yeah, but that’s not why she did it.”
“Cheating on her?”
Purcell shook his head. “Yeah, but no again.”
“What then?”
“Guy yelled at her from the sidewalk.”
“That was the last straw?”
“Nah.” Purcell pointed at the legs sticking out from the shattered piano. “He wanted his piano back.”
___________________________
Each week, the Friday Fictioneers meet for fun, frolic, and flash fiction. Hey Rochelle, 100 words on the dot this time. 😉 Look here to see how stories other folks wrote based upon the photo prompt above: https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2015/09/02/4-september-2015/
EagleAye
Momus News 
LOL! Yep! That would do it!! 😀
Great take on the prompt Eric…
LikeLiked by 1 person
I guess it’s really all that stuff at once. Put it all together, and you got a dead guy beneath a piano. He was asking for it…he got it. 😉 Thanks so much, Courtney! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Dear Eric,
Pity he didn’t play the flute. High might have stood a better chance. 😉 Well done and imaginative take on the prompt.
Shalom,
Rochelle
LikeLiked by 1 person
I don’t know. He doesn’t seem like a nice guy. I think it’s a pity he didn’t play steamroller. 😉 Thanks so much, Rochelle! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
~snort~ Wicklund at his boom-tish last sentence best 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ba-dum-bum, tish! 😉 Thanks so much, Lyn! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
*Snort*! Loved it!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hehe. Thanks so much! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’m crushed – that I didn’t see that one coming. 😆
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha! 😀 Well then, that’s just smashing! 😉 Thanks much! 🙂
LikeLike
He was asking for it. Well played.
LikeLiked by 1 person
He was. You could say she gave him back his keys. 😉 Thanks very much! 🙂
LikeLike
Don’t come between a man and his instrument.
Good piece.
LikeLiked by 1 person
No doubt! It was important to return his instrument with all haste, and she did. 😉 Thank you much! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hahaha! Excellent writing! Some girls do have a sinister sense of humour.
LikeLiked by 1 person
They sure do. 😉 Thanks so much. I appreciate it! 🙂
LikeLike
Another chortler, EA, very well done.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hehe. Much appreciated, CE! 🙂
LikeLike
Of course, this is Momus News!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hehe. I see you’ve researched thoroughly. 😀
LikeLike
Careful what you ask for. Especially from a scorned woman.
LikeLiked by 1 person
No doubt! Especially if it’s heavy. 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
What is it about a good old brownstone building that screams detective story? 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I know. It seems to be a cultural archetype starting with the old Raymond Chandler novels. It just feels right. 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ha, ha, poor lad, got what he wanted, maybe what he deserved!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yep. I agree on both counts. Not the cleverest soul in the world. I mean seriously. Demanding a very heavy object while standing under a window? Guys like that are proof that Darwin was right! 😉
LikeLike
Well, I guess he got the piano back. Or it got him 😆 Good story!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha! I think a little of both. Thanks so much! 🙂
LikeLike
I can’t see how she could have acted any other way, under the circumstances. Great fun, your story.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Exactly. He asked for his piano back. She gave it to him. No problem! 😉 Glad you had fun. Thanks very much! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh, yes, I’ve missed this. Nicely done and so much fun. Be careful what you wish for.
janet
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hehe. Good to see you again. I’m glad you had fun. Thanks so much, Janet! 🙂
LikeLike
Nice to see you as well.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Great story, seems like he was a guy who played all the wrong notes (sorry)…
Very nicely done Eric.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha! Yep. He just never found the “keys” to her heart. 😉 Thanks so much, Dee! 🙂
LikeLike
very funny.
But I understood him to say that he just wanted his keys back – not the entire piano.
😉 Randy
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hehe. That’s another funny route. Works well too. Glad you enjoyed this version. Thanks so much! 🙂
LikeLike
The straw that broke the camel’s back? Or the piano player’s back? Good story.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha! Uh…both? 😉 Thanks so much, Margaret! 🙂
LikeLike
Hahaha! This is hilarious! Another one out of the park Eric! Love it!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hehe. Glad you got a good laugh. It’s good for a body. Thanks much! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
It is good for a body! Laughter is the best medicine! Thank you.
LikeLiked by 1 person