Friday Fictioneer photo prompt; copyright Ted Strutz
“It’s amazing how much can go wrong on vacation,” he said, paying for a replaced filling. Later, looking out across the street, I saw him arguing with Peter. Peter, nicknamed Peter Plan, always had a sure thing going; all he needed was other people’s money. The man shoved Peter. Recovering his balance, Peter glanced up in my direction. I turned away.
This morning’s news announced the murder of a passenger from the ship. Yesterday’s patient. Had I seen something worth mentioning? I’ll call the police tonight. I opened my door to leave for work, only to find it blocked.
“Peter!”
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Friday Fictioneers: Write a 100-word story based on the photo prompt.
It's a long story ... 
Love it! Famous last words of the next Victim,”It was probably nothing” & “I’ll report it later.”
Famous last words, indeed. That would have been a great title; wish I had thought of it.
Took me a minute to get oriented, but once I got it… loved it. Good thing Peter plans ahead, eh? :>
Timing is everything. If he hadn’t looked up at her window and saw her . . .
Yep, Peter doesn’t have any qualms about deciding what needs to be done.
Nice. Inspired me to think of ways a mystery can begin.
Thanks. Pretty hard to get in the idea of what was going on in this short of a piece. With more practice, I will get better at it.
Sounds like there is no escape!
No escape is right. A really bad surprise, for her.
Tresha, Looks like the dentist is in a dangerous, probably fatal, situation.
Well written. 🙂 —Susan
Thanks. When I first wrote this piece, it was much longer. I put in all the ideas I had, then had to figure out which parts were the necessary ones.
Whoa! Waited a bit too long. Nice story about what we see and what we don’t tell. Alicia
Sometimes we just aren’t sure, right? At the end, she was sure.
Dear Tresha,
I’d say she got in the way of Peter’s plan. Nicely played.
shalom,
Rochelle
I love the name “Peter’s Plan.” I wish she had called the police as soon as she heard about the dead passenger. Great tale! Enjoyed it a lot! Nan 🙂