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The Assignment

May 7, 2021 14 Comments

By Sally Sadasivam

He stood in the shadows of the alleyway so I couldn’t make out his face. He passed me the grainy photograph. “Take care of this person for me.”

I nodded, and he handed me a brown envelope stuffed with notes. I checked the contents. Not as much as I normally charged, but it probably wouldn’t be difficult to kill an 85-year-old.

It is a week later and I am back in the same alleyway. “It’s done.”

“Did she eat all her meals? Did she take her medications?”

I pause and then I realize. “Oh. Take CARE of…”

I turn. And run.

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  1. Michael T. says

    May 7, 2021 at 7:29 am

    I couldn’t help but cringe at the end, very well done I enjoyed this piece.

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  2. Vivian says

    May 7, 2021 at 7:39 am

    Excellent!

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  3. Derek McMillan says

    May 7, 2021 at 9:22 am

    An easy mistake to make. I like this dark story.

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  4. mpmellon says

    May 7, 2021 at 10:05 am

    OMG loved this. Dark as it is I laughed at the twist. Well done!

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  5. b. says

    May 7, 2021 at 1:06 pm

    Loved the unexpected twist! Please keep writing, you are good at this.

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  6. Carol says

    May 7, 2021 at 1:26 pm

    Great twist.
    Nicely done!

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  7. Tracey says

    May 7, 2021 at 3:40 pm

    Great story, Sally. The shock of the twist was brilliant, it made me laugh.

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  8. rena says

    May 8, 2021 at 2:35 pm

    really good!

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  9. Nusrat Mim says

    May 12, 2021 at 7:51 am

    What an unexpected twist!

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  10. Dhananjay Bapat says

    May 12, 2021 at 9:43 am

    Great twist in the tail!

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  11. Thompson says

    May 12, 2021 at 11:54 am

    I love the way the story ended. A nice twist. It’s indeed an assignment. Great write.

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  12. Rebecca says

    May 14, 2021 at 6:46 am

    That was so simple and so funny, I laughed out loud. Thank you. X

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  13. Yvonne says

    May 23, 2021 at 5:34 am

    Funny! Enjoyed this

    Reply
  14. John Holmes says

    May 23, 2021 at 8:10 am

    Great story

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