This is in response to Rochelle’s Weekly Photo Prompt for Friday Fictioneers.
Word Count: 100

The house looked perfect from the outside – polished wood, glittering mirrors, sparkling lights, ornately framed pictures !!
Yet..
All that glitters could not erase its dark, haunting past – the gruesome murder a decade back! The investigation, of course, was inconclusive.
Now the owner had returned and invited the sleepy village on Christmas eve to celebrate his homecoming.
They all came with palpitating hearts and screamed in unison as the lights went out all of a sudden, around midnight.
When the gardener’s body was found in the backyard the next morning, they ejaculated, somewhat triumphantly,
“See! I told you…”
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As it is Christmas day, Geeta, no more murders, please!
Joanna
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Spooky
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Thank you very much Derrrick. Hope you are enjoying Christmas with friends and family 😊
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Grim Christmas.
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Thamk you James
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Judge, jury and exectioner
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Thank you very much Neil. Merry Christmas
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Oops!
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😊😊
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It’s not too late to wish you a Merry Christmas . . .
🎄 🇨🇽 🎅
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Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year
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Ho ho, good one, Geeta!
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Thank you dear Chris.
Wish you a belated Happy Christmas and a rollicking creative New Year 🎊
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You too, Geeta! Happy New Year… almost there! ✨
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Yeah!… Almost…. Thrilling
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christmas thriller…
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Yeah… Christie- ish
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Dear Geeta,
A rather grim Christmas tale. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you dear Rochelle 🙏🙏
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