PHOTO PROMPT © Jellico’s Stationhouse
The bicycle had been left unsecured and unguarded. “People should know better,” thought Pete.
He leaned against the light pole that propped the bike, looked at his watch, glanced around. He just looked like a guy waiting for someone.
Finally, he mounted the bike. Again, he glanced around as if making sure the person he waited for wasn’t coming. Checking traffic, he pedaled off with confidence.
“Home free!” he thought, a smirk twisting his lips. “People are so stupid!”
The whoop-whoop of the siren gave him a jolt.
“Gotcha, Sneaky Pete!” The cop smirked, too.
Just Writing! 
Dear Linda,
Ah…great set up…both in story and from the police. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh, that was a good one! Love the ending!
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I loved the tone of the story, nicely done.
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Nice, thieves can be so gullible
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That will teach him. I really love that he thinks so much of himself and so little of everyone else, just to find out that the joke is on him.
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Exactly. Those who break the law tend to scorn it, and those who uphold it.
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Nasty Mr Policeman, get out and catch a real thief. 😉if my bike had gone that way I would have shouted, Police Police,
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Stealing never pays. Fun story.
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What a delightful set up.
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Nice take on the prompt. I loved the line ““People should know better,” like it’s the victims fault if they get robbed.
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That does seem to be the attitude of people who help themselves to what they don’t own.
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Haha..yay for the cop!
Fun story.
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I like it when the villain gets what he deserves. 🙂
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That will teach him!
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The jig is up you dirty rat! Nice “take” Linda., literally…
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Nice setup and story!
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Oh good that he’s caught. Getting your bike stolen is personal.
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I’m pleased he wasn’t going to get away. Bad ….
Enjoyed the build-up and ending.
Isadora 😎
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it looks like he has done it before. the cops know him already. 🙂
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Justice!
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Great, a bait bike. I thought you got his methods just right, I hope you only imagined and it’s not from experience. 🙂
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only imagined 🙂
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A set up.
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