"This better be worth it," he said to himself as he trudged up the last of five flights of stairs to the tune of a baby's wailing from somewhere down below. He was already out for the tip provided by (and to) the building super and for the box of pizza he carried as he slowly made his way up the last few steps.
The battered door of apartment 502 was directly before him, and he rapped firmly on it, calling out, "Pizza delivery," and slipping to the side as the door opened a crack, revealing a young woman, her edges hard, her eyes wary. He proffered the pizza box, holding it just out of reach, and the crack widened, the woman drawn by the scent of the hot pie and curiosity about why it was there.
As she reached for the box, he pulled documents out from under it and thrust them into her hands, saying, "Process server, ma'am."
Her eyes widened, and before he could step away, she snapped, "Process THIS," as she slammed the pizza box hard against his chest, shoving him backwards where there was nothing to catch him but the bottom of the staircase.
Linking up with Denise at Girlie On The Edge's Blog for Six Sentence Stories with the prompt "process"
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ReplyDeleteFun Six, yo
*well, kinda funny**
** to me anyway***
*** yeah, that's not really setting bar up there
I should have named the process server "Clark"
DeleteWritten in classic Dillonesque style. Well done, sis. Well done :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, sis! Is it really a 6 sentence story if someone doesn't die? :)
DeleteOh wow, what a great six!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susan!
DeleteWow! The suddenness of her response, her quick thinking, took my breath away, and then there is the awareness that this is so much to her story that we just don't know. As for the, clever "pizza man", sorry but not really sorry. Dishonesty is never the way to go. Very well done!!
ReplyDeleteShe REALLY did not want to be served! I wonder what she did? Oh, and I read about process servers and the pizza thing is a common way to get someone to open a door!
DeleteOh, dear. It's a difficult job, i've spoken to those who have done it. Most quit because of the danger.
ReplyDeleteWell told!
It would be a horrible job! Stephanie Plum makes it look fun in Janet Evanovich's book series, but it has to be very dangerous.
DeleteWhoa! I wasn't expecting that sudden ending! He may not be serving papers to anyone ever again.
ReplyDeleteWell done.
If she got as good a shove as it sounded like, he may not have fared very well.
DeleteExcellent six!! I love the idea that she got the last, Laugh?
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yeah, SHE may have been laughing. He might be dead :)
DeleteThe last laugh is the best laugh! Good six.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteMy process server needs to say "coffee delivery" or the door won't open. Great six!
ReplyDeleteHah! I'd definitely open the door for pizza!
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