Asked & Answered~194

fantasy in flesh ...in 12 lines

McQuick Zoom Therapy

"I'm at my wits end, Dr. McQuick. My wife, Angela, threatens 

she'll leave me if I don't eliminate Jasmine."

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"Eliminate? Who's Jasmine? Your ex?"

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"My hex. My concoction. A fantasy I created as a teenager.

Jessica Rabbit in the flesh, my consuming reality.

She'll leave me if I don't eliminate Angela."

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" ...Define eliminate."
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"Eradicate, Exterminate."

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"You'll go to prison for life, Eddie."

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"I'll never be arrested, Doc, never tried, never convicted."

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"You're still fantasizing, pal. How can you be so sure?"

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"I concocted Angela as a young man, to fit Mother's standards."

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Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Clever and fun write, JD.
the alibi as much a fantasy as the murder itself.
j.

[JD Major]

Thanks Jacob! a feel-good Review :)