Blogging for Accord Hospice: Story #70

Writing one hundred 100-word stories, in one hundred days, in honour of all the patients of Accord Hospice, and in memory of Mrs. Helen MacDonald.
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DAY 70

STORY #70

The Torch-bearer

It was a stony-dark night. Ron left the pub, shortly past midnight. In the car park, he noticed something odd. He stood, in the light of a distant streetlamp, looking down at a crumpled body.

Ron heard footsteps behind him. It was a man in a dark suit. Handing Ron a torch, he said, “Hold the light steady.” The man examined the victim’s skull. “Dead--blow to the head with a blunt instrument.” Ron went to hand the man back his torch--but he merely gave an oily smile, saying. “Oh, I’d rather you had that, when the police arrive.”