The Heist (Friday Fictioneers)
PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot
They’d been casing the joint for days. “We’re gonna have to move soon, it’ll be suspicious.”
“I know. We gotta wait until we get the signal.”
“Which is what?”
A shoulder shrug was all the answer he got. He turned back to the balcony. Visitors meandered between rooms slurping giant sugary drinks or crunching through bags of crisps, commenting loudly on the delicate works of art. Made his skin crawl thinking of the sticky or greasy fingers touching what they shouldn’t. Horrendous. The lighting was too bright too.
Tonight, it had to be tonight. They’d rescue everything they could carry.
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Word count: 100
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You summoned that delusional personality well, Laurie
Thank you Neil!! 😊
I like the idea of art needing to be rescued from the museum and the masses.
Yessss exactly Iain. I’m glad that made sense. He does consider himself a hero and not the villain of the piece.
Right… good luck with that!
Hahaha well he has high ideals. Wrong morals but…
I hate museum where huge crowds move through without even looking at the art while they search for the One piece of famous art they came to see. I always go the opposite direction. Good story.
Yesss omg Tracey I hear you. I hate that too. They rush. And talk to loud. Never saviour the work and effort and beauty.
Hopefully, they get it all. Good job, Laurie
I sorta do to… few respect a good piece of art anymore! Thanks John
I hear you.
Great piece.
Thank you Lisa!
Dear Laurie,
I found it interesting, if not amusing, that the prospective burglar saw his plan as a rescue mission rather than a robbery. Made me chuckle.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Yes! Eye of the beholder. He thinks he’s doing it for the right reasons
The naked statues might even get to wear clothes at last! Delightfully different Laurie
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Hahaha perhaps Keith
Imaginative take. Great write.
Thank you!!
An idealist thief – great idea.
At least he believes so!
You conjure up the would-be thief’s opinion of the philistine crowds very graphically. I wonder if he will realise that the museum prevents sticky fingers from touching the works of art when he sets off the proximity alarm guarding the first one he tries to steal!
Hahaha yes exactly! I know he will find out 😀 he is a simple fellow with high ideals that are not as moral as they should be
Great. He’s going to save the art from a museum that doesn’t forbid food and drinks. They deserve to be burglarized.
Agreed!!! My skin crawls just thinking of it
Ah, so they see themselves as doing good by rescuing the art? That’s an interesting idea!
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Indeed. Its the way they get around the criminal behavior in their minds
Well.. that is a different approach to taking things. I wonder how many would be thieves see it as a rescue?? Hmmm… nice!!
Thank you!
I wonder if the police will see it their way?
Hahaha probably not
My skin’s crawling too – all that slurping got to me. This is a lovely idea, the heist saving the art for itself rather than profit.
Oh the slurping gets me everytime!!!
Rescued from the sticky, greasy masses—for what? To be hidden away in some tiny vault where no one will enjoy them ever again? Hmmmmm.
Great point 😄
“Rescuing”, sounds like they are already preparing the defense speech
Always have an excuse!
Oh! I love that little twist at the end. I was cringing at the potato chip bag. Thanks for rescuing the art!
Thanks Alicia! 😊
Really interesting take – saving the art not the people.
Nice take! 🙂
Gave me the feeling of an extreme version of The Monuments Men
Thanks! 😃