Neighborly Gossip

A Story by Chopstix

Jackie's breakup with Jessie doesn't go as planned

"So, Jackie tried breaking up with Jess."

"Jess the mess?"

"Yeah, he went ballistic. Set off all sorts of alarms. Police came. Jess pulled his 9 mm, put it to Jackie's temple."

"Stand off?"

"Not long. Police sniper tagged Jess from behind. Blood, brains splattered everywhere."

"How's Jackie?"

"Still cryin', washing off blood with tears."

© 2017 Chopstix

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55 word story for contest. Must be exactly 55 words. Strict word count rules.

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Added on February 11, 2017
Last Updated on February 11, 2017

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Chopstix

Los Angeles, CA

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In high school, I wrote lyrics. I started college writing poems and switched to short stories. After college, I discovered I could write computer programs, but I could not finish a novel (kept editi.. more..