Writing
Prompt Challenge #3
WC:
250
Genre:
Crime
Char:
Child hater
Material:
binoculars
Quote:
Everyone keeps ignoring me
Extra:
Character hated by everyone
Dangling
the binoculars strap from her index finger, Sandra raised her left
eyebrow quizzically.
"I
like to look at birds," Bert snarled defensively. Snatching
the glasses away, he set them on the windowsill pulling the grimy
curtain back into place, returning the room to what was obviously its
customary claustrophobic gloom.
Waddling
to the dingy sofa, he plopped down onto the beaten-to-exhaustion
cushions with a loud groan. The detective struggled not to gag as an
all but visible odor, reminiscent of mothballs, and musty, unwashed
hair, assaulted her nose.
She
kept her reaction ruthlessly under control, unwilling to appear weak
in front of her partner, who remained standing at the entrance to the
cluttered room.
"I
understand you were served with a cease and desist notice from city
council because you were calling daily to complain about the
neighborhood kids."
Bert’s
face reddened. “They do it just to make me mad, but when I told the
police they ignored me. Everyone always keeps ignoring me. I didn’t
do anything to that kid, even though you all think I
did. Everyone hates me!” he whined.
She
was about to ask why, when without warning a three foot long
monitor lizard emerged from under the coffee table, moving quickly
toward her. Her gun was trained on it without conscious thought.
As
if intimidated by her action the beast stopped several feet away,
giving her a cold reptilian stare, before opening its mouth in a
threatening hiss.
“There’s
a good kitty,” Bert crooned.
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