Twittering Tales — The Debt

Fandango

BF474CA6-A792-425D-A729-01609DFC1758He was dangling head first at the rim of what seemed to be a bottomless well, held by the ankles by two thugs.

“This is what we do to guys who don’t pay on time,” the mobster said, motioning to the thugs, who let go of the man’s ankles. “I trust you will pay your debt promptly.”

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Written for Kat Myrman’s Twittering Tales prompt. Photo credit: mh-grafik at pixabay.com.

26 thoughts on “Twittering Tales — The Debt”

  4. Kat Myrman November 20, 2018 / 6:20 am

    Great story Fandango. One wonders how he will be able to pay his debt from the bottom of a bottomless pit. Rather ironic. Much like debtor’s prison. Well done! 🙂

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    • Fandango November 20, 2018 / 6:48 am

      I think it’s called a “sunk cost.”

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      • Kat Myrman November 20, 2018 / 6:50 am

        You introduced me to a new term Fandango. Off to google to learn more. I do love learning new things, especially when they have to do with words 😉

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        • Fandango November 20, 2018 / 6:53 am

          Good. It’s a term for a concept in accounting and economics. An unrecoverable cost.

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          • Kat Myrman November 20, 2018 / 7:48 am

            So I see! Thanks for adding to my vocabulary Fandango. 😉👍

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  6. rugby843 November 20, 2018 / 11:52 am

    Now how can he pay?  

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  7. Sight11 November 20, 2018 / 6:35 pm

    I don’t know why but it looks creepy..

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  8. Shweta Suresh November 20, 2018 / 7:35 pm

    I wonder how he’ll pay to repay his debts from the depths of the seemingly bottomless well. Great take on the prompt, Fandago

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    • Fandango November 20, 2018 / 9:06 pm

      An IOU from the deep?

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    • Marleen November 20, 2018 / 10:03 pm

      Lol! And take a vacation with the last you’ve got first if you can.

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  10. Hélène Vaillant November 22, 2018 / 6:19 pm

    Oh, guy gone. Good tale!

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  11. leigha66 November 25, 2018 / 4:21 pm

    That mobster means business! Well done! (no pun intended)

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