Scrambled with a Side of Murder
“Scrambled eggs and bacon,” Frain ordered. “Add two sausage patties and an EMT on the side.” Laughter at his own joke.
Flo held her hand out for the sheet metal menu the diner was famous for. Frain handed it over, slicing his finger. on the corner.
Blood spilled. “You should fix that. Could kill a guy.”
“Don’t get my hopes up.” Flo walked away.
Alice met her behind the counter. “Your boyfriend’s back.”
“Frain? Hardly. I’d kill him if his diet wasn’t going to do it for me.”
“No. Pinstripe.”
Flo glanced over her shoulder. Tall, Dark and Available wore a pinstripe oxford and sat at Table 2, his back to Frain’s booth.
Alice said, “He’s at my table.”
“Not if I get there first.” The two waitresses bolted. The sheet metal menu flew from Flo’s grip. Direct hit into Frain’s carotid.
The EMT showed up at his side. Too late. Flo wrapped the eggs, bacon and sausage. “Frain’s order. He won’t be needing it anymore.”
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Why was M so hard? I’ll never understand. Shout-out to a certain reef dweller for the suggestion of Menu, although I didn’t do it justice here. I’ll try to get back into form for the second half that kicks off with N on Monday. Meantime, enjoy Easter with someone you don’t want to murder.
JD Frain 
Menu is creative. Mallet? Or mallard? Ducks make wonderful murder weapons. Still, glorious death. Well, tomorrow you won’t be the only guy to rise from the dead. Until Monday<– oh now there's a killer. Monday.
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LOL! Indeed, Monday can definitely be a killer and it was an M. Nice timing, Elise.
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A sheet metal menu. That’s a first. When you’re not dead, you’re very creative =)
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It was an accident, Your Honor! Not murder at all. I love that for the letter M you actually avoided murder. (Or else you’re getting soft on Frain? Nah.)
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I’m a big fan of irony, yes! Merry Easter, Celia. And no, the back half of the alphabet is not gonna go soft on Frain. He deserves no softness.
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Happy Easter to you, too. M was tough for me, I’m not sure why. I think the end of the alphabet is harder, or were just running out of steam!
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If M was tough, can’t wait for X, Y and Z! Another successful week of entertaining deaths. Enjoy your own Easter resurrection.
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Remind me not to ask you for directions to the diner.
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I think it reads well – the story, as well as the menu I’m sure. 🙂 It’s funny you say M was hard, I found the same thing today. Maybe it’s midway blues. Anyway, I can’t wait to see the next weapon on Monday!
Here’s my “M” post 🙂 http://nataliewestgate.com/2017/04/motive-secret-diary-of-a-serial-killer
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It was a bloody fine murder!!! 😀
Calen~
Impromptu Promptlings
A to Z Challenge Letter L
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A health and safety nightmare, for sure!
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Haha! Frain did get his last wish granted. I’ll be sure to grab a helmet if I ever happen to visit that diner!
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Happy resurrection! Looking forward to the second half.
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Dare I hope that “P” will stand for Panda? At the very least, Pandamonium.
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Very creative, John! (Although I had to laugh at the comment which pointed out that it wasn’t murder today…) And I like Pandamonium for ‘P’ too 🙂
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