“Would you like to see my secret lab?” Connor smiled. He was having the best night of his life – not only did he score a date with a beautiful girl on the street, it turned out they shared a lot of common interests.
Kayla giggled, “You know I want to.”
A mere three minutes later, the elevator landed on the hundredth floor. Connor led Kayla through a maze before arriving at a metal door with a keypad in the center. Connor entered a four-digit key with his thumb. Click. Connor turned to Kayla, “Welcome to my secret lab.”
The room was dark and on all sides, metal shelves lined the walls. Kayla was awestruck. Now I know. “Are those your creations?”
Connor nodded, “Those are failures.” He grabbed Kayla’s hand and led her deeper into the lab. “Wait until you see this.” That’s it, Kayla thought, almost there. Connor led Kayla around the corner, “Behold, the green diamond.”
“I want it.” Kayla gasped.
“What?” Connor laughed, “You can’t have that.”
“Tell that to my gun.”
(~175 words)
I am participating in Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writer, where we write a piece between 100 and 150 words (more or less 25 words) in length inspired by the photo prompt above.
Awwww poor fellow.
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Nice reveal at the end, too good to be true for Connor, should never have trusted her. Nice take.
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Thanks. 🙂 I think it will be a lesson to learn for Connor, that is if he survives.
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LOL! Kayla was a thief but had Conner fooled! Haha! I hear tell that many woman have pulled this type of robbery. Great story, Yinglan!
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Haha, me too. Those are great stories and proofs sometimes, thieves can be anyone. Thank you for reading.
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With his technology I think she may have trouble
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Maybe, maybe not, not if she has her own technology. 😉
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Great story, Yinglan. I can really see the improvement in you.
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Thank you.
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Lovely final twist!
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Thank you. 🙂
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Good one Yinglan, nicely done..
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Thank you.
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Good story, Yinglan.
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He shouldn’t have trusted her. Nice twist!
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No, he shouldn’t. 😀 Thank you for reading.
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Great story! Love the twist, Yinglan.
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Thank you. 🙂
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My pleasure, Yinglan
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YIKES … that was a surprise. Nicely written story, Yinglan.
BTW … my daughters name is Kayla. She’s my first born(49 years old).
I never thought I’d read a story with her name in it. : )
Isadora 😎
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Thanks. I just pulled a random name off the top of my head. It’s always the hardest part, to pick names for my characters. 🙂
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I feel the same way about names. I never know which one will fit the character best. If you learn how to manage that, do write about it. 😎
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I will keep that in mind.
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I was thinking something was up. He suddenly meet the perfect girl and shows her his life’s work. I think he’ll have to be more careful. I was just waiting for her to pull out her gun. Nice write.
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Thank you. I think he was too desperate but I think he’ll be careful from now on, if he survive this one.
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