Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day

~ John W. Howell
Twiggy
“Tell me it’s Friday.”
“It’s Wednesday.”
“Tell me something else.”

 

It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we were stunned to witness Cortez’s office call and make an appointment for a visit by none other than Cortez. It is close to three so let’s get over to Larry’s office. This should be interesting.

 

“Yes hello. He’s here? Okay give me one minute and then send him in.”

“So, what are you going to do, Larry?”

“I guess I’m going to hear what Cortez has to say.”

“I can’t believe he is coming to you. Reminds me of the mountain coming to Mohammed saying.”

“Yeah, kinda gives me the creeps. Let’s just play it cool and hear him out. Wait I hear the officer in the hall.”

“Sir, Mr. Cortez to see you.”

“Thank you, officer. My, what a pleasure Mr. Cortez. Please come in.”

“Thank you, detective. May I sit here.”

“Of course. You remember my associate Andrew Cummings.”

“Good to see you again, Mr. Cummings.”

“You can call me Andrew. Nice seeing you as well.”

“Well then call me Joachim.”

“I’m Larry, Joachim. Would you like a water or coffee?”

“No thank you, Larry. I’m good.”

“So, Andrew and I have been wondering what brings you down here to see us.”

“I think the last time we met, I was a little rude. I simply want to apologize.  I was having a bad day, and I think I took it out on you.”

“Please don’t give it a second thought. I know we all have had days where things just seem to go wrong.”

“Thank you for your understanding. I do want to clear up the point about the equipment working when my company received it.”

“That would be great, Joachim.”

“When we got the equipment from Louis, I had my engineer check it over. He told me he didn’t believe it would work.”

“Did he test it.”

“Not at the time. We did put it into a controlled test, and sure enough, it didn’t work. That’s why I refused to pay Louis.”

“Very understandable. May I ask if your engineer did any kind of report?”

“Yes, he did. Here is a copy.”

“Thank you. This is very helpful.”

“I have a question for you, Larry.”

“Go ahead by all means.”

“Why are you so interested in Sandusky’s death?”

“That is a good question. We have reason to believe his death was a murder.”

“And you suspect that I had something to do with it.”

“Well, we have no proof.”

“Let me assure you, detective. I had absolutely nothing to do with the death of Sandusky. As far as I was told he took his own life.”

“That is what was meant to be the message, Joachim. We suspect otherwise.”

“Let’s leave it at this. If I can be of assistance just let me know.”

“There is one thing that might help.”

“Name it.”

“Can we speak to the engineer?”

“I wish you could. Unfortunately, he was killed in a skiing accident last February.”

“Oh. I’m sorry for your loss. That is unfortunate. Is there anyone else who might understand the equipment?”

“I’ll have to think about that, detective. Now if you will excuse me. I have some other appointments in the downtown area.”

“Thank you again for your help. We’ll be in touch should we need more.”

“Anytime, detective. Nice meeting you Andrew.”

“My pleasure, Joachim.”

“The officer will escort you out. Good talking with you.”

“Thank you, detective. Good day to you both.”

“Don’t say anything Andrew he could still be close.”

 

 

 

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Published by John W. Howell

I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

61 thoughts on “Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day”

  6. John,

    I mean, skiing accidents happen. Sometimes a person plows into a tree, sure. But sometimes, the tree plows into them.

    Cortez is fishing for something. He ain’t ‘it’ I don’t believe, but he knows plenty about ‘it’. And the idea that Sandusky took his own life? Yeah, the same way a skiing accident might happen. Yikes!

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  7. If that engineer was in the Star Trek Enterprise, he would have been an ensign and wearing a red shirt. I know I’m not meant to trust Joachim but I wouldn’t anyway. I hope there’s something in that report that helps.

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  9. I love the photo of Twiggy. She captures my sentiments about the day. I don’t trust Cortez, he knows something he’s not sharing.

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  11. Methinks that went far too smoothly. And it’s interesting that the engineer just happened to die in a skiing accident.Time (and the manipulative author pulling strings) will tell what Cortez is up to. 🙂

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  12. Like those detectives would be fooled by this smooth operator… no. He just screams guilt – whether by his hand or one of his cronies, remains to be seen…

    Skiing accident. Uh huh. Right. How so very convenient to Cortez and inconvenient to our boys… they best keep on their toes!

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  18. Hmmm…. an intriguing turn of events, John. You’re so good at raising questions. Any plans to become the host of Jeopardy? I’ll take “Who done it?” for $200.
    Back to the hmmm… Is Cortez fishing? Has Gloria taken a seminar on possession during her vacation, and is using him as her rental car?
    Or has Mickie slipped something into his tea, hoping for… erm… “tea”?
    Or maybe Cortez really isn’t bad, he’s just “drawn that way” (like Jessica Rabbit).
    John, I’ll take “Behind the 8 Ball” for $600…
    Happy weekend hugs!

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