The red silk dress clung to her curves. From the hip down it hung straight to the floor. That was important. Red was not her colour. If she could choose; mauve or rose. Soft and undemanding of attention. All eyes would be on her in this shade. She sighed. She’d make it work.
At the Valentina, a doorman ushered her into a sparkling ballroom of roaming tuxedos, dresses and champagne flutes. A small handgun holstered on her thigh urged her to the mission. But she’d take it slow. Find the target. Eliminate him quietly. Report to Agent X.
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I liked the use of objects to signal people in “roaming tuxedos, dresses and champagne flutes”
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Thank you Neil. The limited use of words does wonders for creative wording. 🙂
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The female assassin, always a character with a lot of possibilities.
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They can be disarming and good undercover. 🙂
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I will now have to give ladies in red a wide berth.🙂
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Ha ha! Well hopefully not all… But you’re right, better safe than sorry.
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Ladies in red can be dangerous. 🙂
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Oh, yes. Being an assassin in red probably isn’t best. Well done!
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I agree! Whoever chose her outfit wanted her to be the star of the evening. Perhaps a little flirtation was planned. Get the target alone maybe? Thanks for reading Sascha
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All good ideas…maybe a spy novel is in your future! 🙂
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Red is not the perfect disguise but may have been a better way to camouflage what was going to happen once she found her victim. I liked your story.
Isadora 😎
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Nicely done. I loved the line ” sparkling ballroom of roaming tuxedos, dresses and champagne flutes.”
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Nice descriptive phrases. And yes, red’s a good choice for hiding splatters. Or in case the plan backfires.
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Never thought of the blood splatter. Good point!
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You paint a good picture, but how is she going to get the gun unobtrusively from beneath a floor length hem?
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Good point Liz. I imagine given that it’s a handgun she’d need to get quite close to the target. Maybe get him alone, in some sideroom somewhere. Lift the hem and do it quick. Perhaps a slit on the other leg might allow for easier access?
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I could almost smell the champagne. Good story.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it Tracey! Thanks for reading.
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She seems determined, I don’t think it is going to end well for the target. Nicely done.
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Thank you for reading! Pleased you enjoyed it.
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She will be hiding in plain sight 😉
The descriptions were lovely, Fatima!
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Thank you Dale 🙂
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Cleverly done. I enjoyed this.
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Oh thank you Sandra!! 😊😊
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Great descriptions and scene setting. I wonder what her mission was all about
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