Plan
Everything was happening as per the plan. He smiled at his
partner; it was a smile which revealed less and hid more.
They had to track the movements of the van for about one
month before they could decide as to when and where they would hijack it.
Hijack was successful and the booty was beyond their
imagination. They had looted cash worth fifty million; they were not expecting the
van to carry more than ten million.
They celebrated their success at his partner’s place; but the
celebrations were muted, for they did not want anyone to get even a whiff of
what they had pulled off.
His partner was drunk but in control of himself. He kept on
prodding him to drink and the partner, who was unusually happy with himself,
willingly obliged. He bided his time and, when his partner had to go to the
loo, he poisoned his partner’s drink and smiled at his own cleverness; he had chosen
a poison that would not leave any trail.
The plan had been executed successfully.
To begin with, he had cut out his other partners-in-crime
from the scheme; only two of them carried out the heist. But he did not want to
share the booty even with that sole partner.
He had already made arrangements for leaving the country; he
would lead a decent life abroad.
He was enjoying his drive back to his home when the brakes of
his car failed; the car crashed into a stationary truck.
He never came to know that his partner too had been quietly working
on a plan of his own; that he was a skilled car mechanic who could fiddle with
any car in no time.
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A post for A to Z April (2015) Challenge
Letter P for Plan
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Karma hit both of them hard, super write up Aroraji .
ReplyDeletethanks Shweta
DeleteNice one IB Arora, he he that was an unexpected twist.. Perfect partners if I might say, they are both working on a plan behind each other, they even think alike :D :D .
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Thanks Vinay, i have added something but i am not sure if that's what you suggested
DeleteThe devious devils got what they deserved! A great little story.
ReplyDeletethanks Keith
DeleteWe get what we sow. Lie begets lies and more lies.
ReplyDeleteThanks Abhijit
DeleteGreat little story this. No winners. Love the ending.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the rest of the challnge :)
Thanks elenchera
DeleteSo much greed, when there was enough to share amongst them all anyway... Oh yes, and stealing is bad :-)
ReplyDeleteAnnalisa, writing A-Z vignettes, at Wake Up, Eat, Write, Sleep
Thanks Annalisa
DeleteI could sense it somehow, maybe coz I am Agatha christie's fan and could crack even her suspense stories :P As usual brilliant take on the title..
ReplyDeleteThanks Roohi, nice that you liked it
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