Once again… Wednesday! Once again I have a short story for your entertainment.
I have used a random word generator to find inspiration for this and the following entries. It has posed a bit more of challenge for my writing but I find fun to work in more limited environment.
The word for this week was Reviewer, it actually worked out pretty well.
And well I will give you the words guiding my upcoming entries as well just to tease you a bit đ
They are: Retailer, Abnormal, Threads, Heir, Asylum, Homosexuals
What will I do with these words? Stay tuned to find out!
Anyway… Lets get to the short story.
The Reviewer
Dale Riderstorm stood in front of a door. Most people would see just that, only a door. Dale was no normal people. He was The Reviewer. The richâs boogeyman. He saw a white paint so clean the door shone in the morning light. He saw the code lock with fingerprint recognition.
Dale scanned the door from top to bottom as he picked up a color chart from his front pocket. He opened the chart to page 91.
As suspected, he thought slyly.
âCotton white from Shusterâs paint and home dĂ©corâ He noted in his leather notebook bought at Authors and Doers. The smell filled him with calm. No one could make notebooks as Laura does.
He looked over his shoulder and glansed at the other houses. seven out of ten with code locks. All from the same manufacturers.
Business must be booming, he thought for himself.
Dale stepped back. He studied the windows. Also cleaned with an extraordinary precision. Out of his left pocket, he picked up a flashlight no larger than a pen. The light beam refracted into all shades of blue as it hit the windows.
âQlever Home Cleaningâ Dale noted. They were the only who used detergents with that refraction pattern.
Dale decided that he had seen enough and walked up to the door and knocked. He could hear his subtle knock vibrate through the door and create a heavy echo on the other side.
âA Bernard Hausen Woodwork Door. Quality.â He noted.
A man in jeans and a shirt opened the door. No freshly pressed suit. Dale smiled. It probably waited in the closet until Dale had left.
How stupid the rich are, he thought as he picked up his notebook again.
âGrim Denim. Loose Fit. Extra tears fromâ Dale took a closer look at the jeans. âWestern Clothing. BesQ Shirt. Summer Edition.â Dale looked down at the socks. âSubmarines Diamond Edition. Luxurary on Demand.â
The man looked at Daleâs pen and then at his socks. He swallowed.
âKyle Rose?â Dale loved the fear in all the victims eyes before the hammer came down. He held back a shiver.
âYes.â The man stuttered.
âI am the Reviewer.â Dale walked in without waiting for Kyle to invite him. âAre you alone?â
Kyle looked around as if he made sure he was not forgetting anything. A reflex he shared with so many other creeps. âNo I am all alone.â
âHow great!â Dale put on his leather gloves. Highest quality. Easy to clean. âPlease close the door. We donât want the neighbors to know about your shameful living.â
Kyle nodded. He hesitated.
âWe donât run from our problems Kyle. Such impulses could make our matter really ugly.â
As if he was electrocuted Kyle immediately closed the door.
âSo Kyle RoseâŠâ Dale smiled as he looked around. So many possibilities. âYou know why I am here. Let the review begin.â