Accord Hospice 100 Story Challenge DAY 58

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DAY 58

STORY #58

How the Lawyer Got His Cement Shoes

The man in the double-breasted suit, was lead by a bodyguard into a plush office. “Sit,” the burly guard ordered, “Godfather will be right in.” A minute later, the old man entered. “You have a proposal from the Rotillo family. Let’s hear it.”

Nervously, the lawyer replied, “Erm--by ex-parte communication, the…family has decided per ex po facto, to grant you, the dufus dilecti, by confirmare, a quarter of the profits of the Rotillo’s Ursufrct.” The Godfather gave the lawyer a smoldering stare. He stood, staring down at him. “You have just made me an offer. That I cannot understand.”