The train station was busy and steam filled the air. The tall man glanced back as the porter struggled with the large trunk.
‘What have you got in here!’ the porter cried.
‘My sister,’ the tall man replied simply.
(Inspired by; https://katmyrman.com/2019/09/17/twittering-tales-154-17-september-2019/ with thanks).
Love it! Especially the nonchalant way he says my sister at the end! Brilliant!
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Thanks. π It was actually the first line that came into my head but I know it needed to be placed at the end of the story of it to work well.
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Brilliant! π
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Nice one. Subtly evil.
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I’ve been watching too much Poirot on TV lately!
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Oh, but Poirot is good. π
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I can almost see his deadpan expression even as he says it. Great story!
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Thanks π
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