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Unnoticeable Car

March 24, 2018 2 Comments

Unnoticeable Car

By John M. Carlson

Tim parked his new economy car by his office. He would rather have a sports car, but he did not want to draw attention to himself with an expensive car. Not until he’d finished embezzling two million dollars, and skipped town. His car was dull, but unnoticeable.

Meanwhile, Stacy, his boss, was thinking. Tim’s new car was totally out of character. Was something wrong with him? If so, was his job performance acceptable? She’d better review his work. Just in case.

Tim entered his office. He was blissfully unaware that his embezzling would soon be discovered, thanks to his “unnoticeable” car.

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  1. rauthor68 says

    March 24, 2018 at 1:48 pm

    Good story, but what’s a noticeable vehicle?

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  2. perry mcdaid says

    April 10, 2018 at 9:23 am

    Nah! Doesn’t track logically. Plus a “new” economy car suggests he had an old one which would set up a custom.

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