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The Blind Date

February 3, 2023 10 Comments

By Shirley McCann

“It was an accident.”

“She was stabbed,” Detective Holmes said. “How can that be an accident?”

Dave sighed. “She came up behind me in the kitchen where I was slicing tomatoes for our salad.”

“That’s your defense? She annoyed the cook?”

“Of course not. We just met an hour ago. A mutual friend set us up on a blind date. I’m a chef, so I thought it would be nice to cook us something.”

“And then kill her?”

“No. Ask anyone,” he said. Dave felt a panic attack coming on. “I have PTSD. Everyone knows not to sneak up on me.”

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  1. Derek says

    February 3, 2023 at 7:09 am

    Awkward!

    Reply
  2. Cathy Cade says

    February 3, 2023 at 8:02 am

    Not everyone, clearly. That sounds like an unusual sort of defence plea…

    Reply
  3. Paul Lewthwaite says

    February 3, 2023 at 8:22 am

    Excellent dark humour!

    Reply
  4. Lois Curran says

    February 3, 2023 at 9:02 am

    Very cool!!

    Reply
  5. Nancy says

    February 3, 2023 at 10:02 am

    Yikes!
    No more blind dates for me!

    Reply
  6. Julian Grant says

    February 3, 2023 at 10:39 am

    Nice job.

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  7. Cathryn says

    February 3, 2023 at 10:59 am

    Hello Shirley,
    Well, Dave might pull it off if he hires a great criminal defense lawyer.

    Reply
  8. Chiehyun says

    February 3, 2023 at 1:18 pm

    This make me give quite a laugh!
    Nice ending!

    Reply
  9. Liz says

    February 3, 2023 at 4:35 pm

    Whoops!

    Reply
  10. Pamela Cartlidge says

    February 17, 2023 at 8:35 am

    Great story. I don’t suffer from PTSD but hate people creeping up behind me. Have been known to scream in the office, so had to move my desk so my back was against the wall!

    Reply

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