I am taking part in Mondays Finish the Story 05/10/2015, which is a challenge that provides a photo prompt and the opening sentence to your story. The rules indicate that the story you come up with must be between 100-150 words, not including the given opening sentence.
The link below takes you to Part Forty-Three
https://johnandmargaret1607.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/mysterious-island-43/
© 2015, Barbara W. Beacham
Finish the story begins with:
“Few knew about the castle hidden inside the island.”
When this Island, complete with the built in fortress came on the market, few people were in the know. The sale was made discreetly and the well-respected estate agent was sworn to secrecy.
Lawyers handled the sale and they did extraordinarily well out of the deal.
It was a terrible shock to everyone to learn that this high level of security had been breached and the island was no longer habitable due to several well-placed explosive devices.
Marg had supervised the raid. Delphine had piloted a hired aircraft and they were on the way back to the Brigadier’s, Mysterious Island.
Luigi was on his Brazilian estate when the news reached him of the destruction of his new purchase in the North. He ordered an immediate investigation. A squad of well trained operatives were instantly despatched to interview everyone who had been involved in the purchase.
Then poor Marg……
(150 WORDS)
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Oh poor marg
I wonder who placed the explosive devices?
Secrets aren’t always kept secret! 😦
Ooh, the lawyers were involved in the sale. Luigi’s operatives will have fun with them!
I wonder what trouble Marg is in now?
“Then poor Marg, distraught over the turn of events with the explosives, used every penny she had to hire a company that would locate and safely detonate all the explosives.
Well, John, you’ve left us hanging again. That was quite a successful raid. Well done. 🙂 — Suzanne
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