Someone named Rocchio demanded a meeting with Barry Sieman. The live airing of the Colucci safecracking loomed.
Barry’s assistant said the woman was insistent, untenable, gorgeous.
Barry had her shown in.
“I’m Olivia Rocchio. The great granddaughter of Vito “The Constrictor” Colucci.I possess family letters that strongly suggest the only contents of that safe are boudoir photos of my great grandmother. Nudes. Graphic. Don’t open that safe on live TV.”
Barry swallowed, coughed.
They had precracked the safe to be safe. Replaced the photos with old currency, antique guns.
The photos now adorned Barry’s office, like Vito’s enemies: framed.
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Based on the prompt “Relic” from Miguel at The Fiction Dealer.
Love it!
Well done, Jimmy. That one word could unlock such rich prose reveals the strength of your imagination. Remember kids; intimate photographs are like caterpillars. Someday they metamorphose and who knows where they land?