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Busted

October 3, 2019 6 Comments

Busted

By Coco Jane

“This next one’s a par three.”

Ray placed his ball on the turf and drew out a four-iron.

The shot bounced onto the green and rolled toward the pin.

“Nice!” admired Cody.

Ray chuckled. “I smell a birdie coming.”

As they ambled down the fairway, Ray chuckled again. “My wife wanted me to go along to her mother’s today. I told her I had a finance committee meeting.”

“I’ll get the flag out…hey Ray! Here’s your ball! You got a hole in one! Wait till we tell the guys! You’ll get your name in the paper!”

“Noooo!!”

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  1. Adelaide B. Shaw says

    October 3, 2019 at 7:40 am

    Cool ending! Made me laugh. Well done.

    Adelaide

    Reply
    • Coco says

      October 3, 2019 at 10:09 am

      Thanks. It’s based on a joke I read about a priest who skips Mass to go golfing, and God punishes him with a hole in one.

      Reply
  2. Lynda Kirby says

    October 3, 2019 at 8:09 am

    Good one.

    Reply
  3. Tom Lutz says

    October 3, 2019 at 11:40 am

    Cute, and well told.

    Reply
  4. Debbie Settle says

    October 6, 2019 at 5:58 pm

    Goofy! I just can’t appreciate a story around a game of golf. Sorry. Sounds a bit too “Presidential” to me.

    Reply
  5. John Adams says

    October 7, 2019 at 12:04 am

    Fun story. Good mix of dialogue and action. Nice job incorporating quite a bit into 101 words!

    Reply

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