I’ll tell you what was in his godddamn vault. A book.
No money? No jewelry?
Like I told you. Just a book.
Well, what kind of book?
I can’t make it out.
You don’t know how to read?
There ain’t no words in it.
What then? Pictures?
No, they ain’t pictures exactly. It’s more like… I don’t know. Symbols or something.
Symbols? How do you mean?
Maybe you better come over and look at it.
You bet your ass I’m coming over. If that old bastard had it locked up in his vault it’s got to be worth a fortune.
I sense an oncoming Karma train.
I agree!
and then? Anything can happen now!
Was the book kept in the vault to keep it safe or to keep us safe from it? Hmmm… Nicely written.
I believe the saying is, “Knowledge is price” even that which you can’t immediately understand isn’t worthless. Well done :), I enjoyed the dialogue.
I wonder if they are about to find out the hard way that there could be more than one reason to keep something locked ,…
Well told, I love the mystery
Love the characters, and the title – very apt. I’d love to know what happens to these two, but I’m thinking it won’t be good.
Lovely write! Put my Imagination in overdrive!
Hah! Excellent start to a mystery! Well-written dialogue that really tells a story.
I get a distinct feeling no good can come of this. Nicely told!
A story told in dialogue. Very nice! 🙂
And those two will never be able to figure out why it is so valuable.
Accurately humorous depiction of human relationships and sentiments!
No book should be locked in a vault, should it. Now you got me thinking. Great story. Mike