Wednesday has come up pretty fast. It is, usually, a good thing when we realize we will make through the week. Wednesday also means another story. This week I’m going to do something a little different. If you recall last week’s story had Frank seemingly taking the advice of his friend Dave. He admired a flower on the way to rob a bank since Dave told him he needed to enjoy things more. Normally I don’t continue Frank stories from one to another. The reason is Frank stories are not necessarily related to each other, but I will continue this one as if it is a serial. Now that I have taken too much time explaining let me just pick up the story where we left off last week. We join Dave and Frank in a hurry to get to the bank before the automatic lock on the safe engages. The story is named Smell the Roses part II.
Smell the Roses Part II by John W. Howell ©2014
“Yeah, I promise. Now let’s go. The bank closes in a few minutes and we need to grab the president and clean out the safe before the automatic lock is engaged. Oh, wait Dave. Look at that rose on the bush over there. Man that’s what I call beautiful?”
“That’s it Frank. Well done.”
“You must be kidding Dave.”
“Whadda you mean kidding?”
“That’s it Frank. Well done. You weenie.”
“Weenie? What d’you mean?”
“Here we are on the way to rob a freaking bank Dave. Wake the hell up.”
“I thought you were really appreciating that rose.”
“And if I was, wouldn’t the timing of such crap be a little inappropriate?”
“Not to me. I would think you had some redeeming value.”
“That’s why you are a weenie and I’m the boss.”
“Some boss Frank.”
“Yeah? Now what do you mean?”
“Boss over a weenie? Really Frank?”
“J’you check your gun weenie?”
Yeah, you want to see it?”
“Don’t get smart Dave. We’re here. Oh, look Dave another Rose. Best color I’ve seen.”
“Shut up Frank.”
“Weenie.”
Fiction Favorites 
Inappropriate time to stop and smell the roses. I say appropriate time is when they are there.
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Well okay. “Here hold my Glock while I sniff this puppy.”
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Ah, I knew his “appreciation” of the rose was too good to be true. Well played, John 🙂
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Folks keep trying to like Frank. Don’t think it will happen. Thanks Marie.
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Guess he does have a point. Though I sense an employee/employer dispute in Frank’s future. He might wake up with the head of a rose in his bed.
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LOL!!!!!!. Or a wet rose wrapped in newspaper.
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He’d just roll onto the thorns . . . perfect. 🙂
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Seems like they’re going to have plenty of time for gardening……weenies. 🙂
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Weenie is as weenie does. Thanks.
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How right you is….
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Frank always comes around to his true self……
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Have to apologize for him. He’s a rat for sure.
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Frank/Weenie. How come I’m craving a hot dog all of a sudden?
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Chicago Vienna Red Hot would go good about now.
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Weenie 🙂 good word. I dont hear it enough. This made me smile somewhat. Hump day is not the same without your words.
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I’m glad it made you smile somewhat. When something is so funny that you blow tea through your nose will you let me know that too? I like the word weenie myself. I have only used it a couple of times in the last five years. Thanks for the support of knowing you like this stuff.
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Frank will forever be immortalised in your writing. I hope he deserved it. Fun as always, John.
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He’s one of those guys who would sell you out in an instant.(and for not much money either) Thanks for the visit Ionia.
On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Fiction Favorites wrote:
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i think Frank T-Shirts would be a best seller John
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Good idea. The graphic could be the face of a rat with the words “I’ve met Frank” underneath.
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