“P” Poison Has Its Uses #atozchallenge

I heard a banging on the steel grated door.

“Umm huh. Yeah I’m coming. Hey Peely.”

“Here this is for you.” The errand boy, who we were both so found of, handed me a box.

Inside was a hat I had admired for months, The card underneath in her handwriting.

“Peel, ya know what I hate most about this town?”

“Yeh, Sam, I know. It’s so damned lonely.”

“Tonight a few people are gonna wish they were just lonely. ”

I looked under the envelope flap and saw four names circled in red.

“Hey Peel ya got plans tonight? I need a special delivery…. ”

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“Just one sniff of these beautys, that’s all that’s needed, Peel. ”

“I’ll make sure that he takes a big whiff. ”

“You must be subtle. Remember this guy can sniff out trouble like a shark. As he looks at the card, make a comment like:   ‘The more expensive these damn flowers the less they smell. And then: “Oh I’m sorry, sir, did I just say that out loud?”

“If the wife or mistress is around, she may inhale first. ” Peel’s eyes grew big.

“That’s okay it takes several minutes to take effect.”

“What if I demonstrate?”

“Yes, Peel that would work fine except then you would be poisoned. Hmm wait a minute. Can we plug your nose?”

“I have some of those foam ear plugs. ”

“Ok, yeah cram them up your nose right before the delivery. Use a little Vaseline as a seal.”

“This had better work. ”

“Careful this guy suspects his grandmother. PLEASE Don’t go getting yourself dead.”

“I won’t, Sam.”

Lately, People I care about find themselves under headstones…

721. Shannons Book Bag	722. Vintage 1973 (LI)
723. Whims & Wanderings	724. Trigger’s Horse
725. Blogging for Therapy [PR]	726. Yarn, Books, A Ginger Cat, & More (PR)
727. Going with the flow (LI)	728. sharonbooth. co. uk
729. Plucking Of My Heartstrings	730. about myself by myself
731. BeyondThe Flow	732. 5 Minutes
733. Once in a Lifetime Journey	734. Jess @ Curiouser and Curiouser
735. The Mommy Rant	736. Bite Me Marketing (SO)
737. Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal (GA)	738. Abnormal Mom
739. Mpls Transplant	740. Conversations Around the Tree
741. Comparative Geeks	742. Artscomments (PR)
743. mukulikamusings	744. Under DThe Porch Light PR
745. ainehannah. com	746. artyfarty. ie (craft entry to a-z challenge)
747. Stories I Found in the Closet (WR)	748. Average Poet (WR)
749. Fangirl Next Door (FM)	750. Sorchia’s Universe
751. Destination: Fiction (TR)	752. My Green Nook
753. Crap on my shoes, egg in my pocket. . .	754. Spice of Life
755. Graphomaniac – Elizabeth West	756. Brandy’s Bustlings
757. Click’s Clan (PR)	758. Tizzy @ Creative Therapy (BO)
759. Lauren Shiro (Wr)	760. Elena @ ElenaSquareEyes (FM)
761. 31AT31 | WHERE ART IS A LIFESTYLE	762. Smurfin’ The Web
763. Your Money. Your Dreams. Your Life Transformed. LI	764. Mumbai Daily
765. One Fly Owl	766. Family history & genealogy
767. Writing, Reading & Life	768. Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax
769. Empire for a Blueberry (PR)	770. Lapin’s Appreciation for a Good Life