Thursday, May 23, 2019

Frame: A Six Sentence Story


She was more than a little irritated when the doorbell rang just as the maids were serving the soup course, and when the butler led the two men, both dressed in overcoats and hats in an effort to ward of the damp chill of the night, directly into the dining room, her irritation was obvious.

The two men approached her where she was seated at the head of the elegantly appointed table as the butler hovered near the door, and as they drew nearer to her, conversations around the table hushed and spoons were held in mid-air.

"Mrs. Woodruff, I'm Detective Harris," said the taller of the two men, "and I'm here to inform you that you are under arrest for the murder of one Mr. Clark Farley."

She looked into his face, frowning slightly as she struggled to comprehend his words, while around the table, each of her guests sat, frozen, their soup forgotten. She pulled her eyes from his and slowly turned them on her dinner guests, moving from one to the other, until her eyes rested on the only person at the table who was still cheerfully spooning up broth, seemingly oblivious to the drama unfolding in the room, and her mouth dropped open as her eyes widened.

"You," she hissed as Detective Harris took her by the elbow and began leading her towards the door, "you framed me," as the sound of her heels clicking slowly across the floor was replaced by the gentle clink of a silver spoon against fine china and the soft slurp of soup as it was being happily consumed.






Linking up with Denise at Girlie On The Edge's Blog for Six Sentence Stories with the prompt "frame"

20 comments:

  1. Hell hath no fury like... I love to hear how this winds UP! Good six, great teaser.

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    1. Thanks! Was it a woman scorned or a man scorned? Hmmmm....

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  2. Thank you for providing Readers with a photo of the unfortunate murder victim, Mr. Clark Farley
    (He doesn't quite look like the kind of guy to get deep six'd by a dame... but you never know. )
    Now, this soup-sipper, theres an angle worth investigating.

    (Fun Six)

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    1. The photo is of the detective, silly! I do wonder how Mr. Clark Farley was extinguished. Hmmm.
      And thanks!

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  3. Hah! Good old fashioned murder mystery, "of course I was framed" story :D
    Well done! Maybe a continuing serial??
    Glad you are safe and was able to make the hop :D

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    1. Thank you! I honestly thought we were done for this time. The weather man was literally laying out the path of the tornado to our neighborhood, but it went a little north.
      "Picture frame" never entered my mind with this prompt!

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  4. Hope if she was framed, they figure it out soon. Intriguing start to a mystery story.

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  5. I laughed so much at this! Thanks! It is perfect!

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    1. Thank you so much, Jean! Always good to hear from you!

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  6. Very clever, Dyanne.

    The dinner guests seemed to be not the least bothered that she was hauled away. Hmmm. .

    Glad to see you here at the SSS!

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    1. Thanks, Pat! Yes, the dinner guests did not have much to say, did they?

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  7. One does not like cold soup. Save room for just desserts. Great six!

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  8. Wonderful! I remained hooked till the last drop of broth, and then waited for 'just desserts' as Lisa says :)

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  9. I'm with Denise; this would be a great serial! :-)

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