Zapfic50 Monday - The Difference Between A Threat And A Promise

This post is my entry to the ZapficMonday writing contest for this week - the prompt is "Threat".

Bonus points for anyone who spots the reference 😁

Enjoy !

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Mr Temaki was cashing up for the night just as an agitated youth burst in waving a pistol.

“Gimme the money !”

Holding up a three-fingered hand, the old shopkeeper went behind the counter.

“Young man, you make a threat. I make a promise.”

Then he pulled the shotgun’s trigger.

For any of my friends (or anyone else, for that matter !) who reads this and fancies giving it a try, it's really fun and thought provoking. The rules are really simple;

• The Freewriters Community has a Zapfic post with a writing prompt every Monday
• Your response must be posted within 3 days in the Freewriters Community.
• Please post a link to your entry in the comments section of the prompt post
• Please use #freewritehouse and #zapfic tags.
• The important one - YOU MUST use a word/character counter (if you search for word counter on the internet or in your phone's app store you will get a big choice!) wordcounter.net and include a screenshot. Entries without a screenshot will NOT be valid.
• Please use the prompt provided as you see fit (use your imagination)
• Try to tell a complete story if you can!
• The story should be EXACTLY 50 words long.