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The Last Laugh

December 30, 2022 14 Comments

By Sivan Pillai

I had three secrets. One was my doctor telling me that I had barely six months to live.

With the number of painkillers consumed every day, I had prayed for a quick and painless death. I detested suicides.

My adopted son and lone heir seemed to be in a hurry to become the owner of my enormous wealth. My sources informed me about his plan to get rid of me soon through a quick and seemingly natural death. I secretly welcomed his plan.

My third secret was that I had changed my will, bequeathing everything to the local old age home.

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  1. 2912 says

    December 30, 2022 at 1:07 pm

    Concise & complete story. Congrats!

    Reply
  2. JK Hayward-Trout says

    December 30, 2022 at 2:30 pm

    Yes! Never count on an inheritance, love this story.

    Reply
  3. Taras Bereza says

    December 30, 2022 at 2:48 pm

    Staggeringly true-to-life and laconic!

    Reply
  4. John Holmes says

    December 30, 2022 at 3:10 pm

    Clever. Well written.

    Reply
  5. Valli says

    December 30, 2022 at 5:51 pm

    Lovely read… great twist… kudos …

    Reply
  6. Tom Baldwin says

    December 30, 2022 at 7:36 pm

    I loved this! So much said in just 101 words.

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  7. Yogita says

    December 30, 2022 at 8:10 pm

    Awesome!

    Reply
    • Sivan Pillai says

      December 30, 2022 at 9:17 pm

      A big THANK YOU to all for your kind comments.

      Reply
  8. AB says

    January 3, 2023 at 12:13 pm

    Concise. Nice. Beautiful twist. Not easy to do.

    Reply
  9. Toni Brayer says

    January 4, 2023 at 10:56 am

    Very nice. Loved it.

    Reply
  10. DAVID HIGHAM says

    January 4, 2023 at 11:10 am

    A really ingenious story. Well done indeed.

    Reply
  11. Yvonne Eliot says

    January 4, 2023 at 12:21 pm

    Nice. 😀

    Reply
  12. Bud says

    January 4, 2023 at 2:22 pm

    Darkly clever. Great ending!

    Reply
  13. Jennifer J. says

    January 4, 2023 at 2:41 pm

    Loved it!

    Reply

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