MURPHY'S LAW
"Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."
Completing the renovation of their first fixer-upper, Mary & Marvin Miller were on the lookout for another home to be refurbished. Their plan was to rent out 130 Elm Street and move into the property needing TLC.
After locating and securing their next project, the Millers advertised their home on social media. Immediately, they had a renter. Mr. Aimes, who claimed to be a businessman from Canada, signed the rental agreement.
Immediately, Mr. Aimes applied for a home equity loan by impersonating the owner. Mr. Aimes had successfully made off with $400.000 on his previous heist in Canada.
Upon receiving the check for $390,00 from the mortgage company, Mr. Aimes drove to the PCP Bank planning to cash the check and purchase $3,000 in traveler's checks.
Normally, Mary would have been the cashier, but hours earlier, she went into labor. Sandy, her supervisor, was filling in. Calmly, Mr. Aimes approached Sandy making his request.
Looking at the check, Sandy asked for Mr. Miller's driver's license. Using the pretext that she had to go to the vault, Sandy hit the silent police alarm and called Marvin Miller her neighbor.
Thank you for reading...
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Happy trails...
About the Creator
Babs Iverson
Barbara J Iversen, also known as Babs Iverson, lives in Texas and loves her grandkids to the moon and back. After writing one story, she found that writing has many benefits especially during a pandemic and a Texas-size Arctic Blast.
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Comments (25)
Busted!
Oooh that was a lucky turn of fate!
Oh Lord! I LOVED that this didn't go South at the end. Serves the old rascal right! It's ironic I read this one. I'm at the hospital waiting for my grandson to be born. LOL! This was great!
Well done, Babs!
Woah, he didn't see it coming but he so had it coming! Well done, Sandy! And well done, Babs! ❣️
Awww, Sandy is such a wonderful neighbour! Loved your story!
Awesome pacing and very engaging, Babs! Marvelous work! 🤗❤️
Nice job with this one. Even though it is micro fiction, I was hooked from the beginning. Glad Mr. Aimes crime spree was ended. Good neighbor too!
Nice when justice is done
Love thy neighbor, never know when they will come in handy.
That terrible Canadian businessman, Mr. Aimes! I'm glad he's got his coming. Well done, perfectly paced and oddly satisfying. :)
Oh wow, I love the deceit in this, the quick flow of the story. Fantastic!
Simple, effective, and satisfying.
ahh, one that did not get away. very satisfying.
clever...very well done
This is great, Babs!
Karma at its finest, lol. This was a great story! ❤️
HA! Take that, Mr. Aimes!! Loved that he got caught. Great story, Babs!!! I enjoyed the read :)
Ha! Great story, luv it!!
The stinger got stung.
Oh, those darn, unexpected situations messing up your plans! ❤️
Great work Babs! Very Intriguing piece! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Silent alarms do no harm when no one is armed.
Unique story for the challenge, Babs. I absolutely loved it. 💖
Haha, neighbor looking out! Good story Babs!