And the sign read…

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And the sign read… “Heaven”

He saw God approach him. But he was a mobster. Surely he didn’t deserve this.

“You’ll be given another chance”, God spoke.

He awoke with a start.

“I’ll be good now”, he thought.

He went downstairs, opened the door; only to step into an ambush.

And the sign read… “Hell”

For Saturday Centus‘ 62nd week and Friday Flash 55.

© Leo 09/July/2011

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56 thoughts on “And the sign read…”

Becky Saturday, 9th July, 2011 at 9:46:48 PM

Wow! Another very unique and spine-tingling take on “the sign”! Very good!

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1. Leo Post authorSaturday, 9th July, 2011 at 9:55:40 PM
  
  Glad you found it unique and spine-tingling, Becky.
Sue Anderson Saturday, 9th July, 2011 at 9:58:33 PM

Drag to be him!

Well done.

=)

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1. Leo Post authorSaturday, 9th July, 2011 at 10:26:31 PM
  
  For sure, Sue. Poor fella didn’t stand a chance Thanks for liking.
Deborah Saturday, 9th July, 2011 at 10:52:43 PM

Ooh, now that’s some sign! Good one

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:41:50 AM
  
  Yeah. Some sign that! Thanks Deborah.
jfb57 Saturday, 9th July, 2011 at 11:25:47 PM

This is very strong writing. Excellent!

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:42:55 AM
  
  Thanks, JFB Glad you liked.
Antara Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 1:04:07 AM

So dark the con of man
(of course meant in a slightly different way than Brown wrote…you know, excepting the priests and femininity and all that jazz)

Wonderful 55er. Very poignant, like a 55er should be.

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:44:59 AM
  
  Glad you liked it. Thank you, Antara
Judie Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 4:20:06 AM

Bummer! He should have stayed in bed!! Great take on the prompt!

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:49:15 AM
  
  Yeah, it’d have been better for him I guess Thanks Judie.
June Freaking Cleaver Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 5:17:01 AM

They do say that crime doesn’t pay…

I guess ‘they’ are right!

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:49:42 AM
  
  Yeah. Guess so, June Thank you for the comment.
jo Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 6:55:13 AM

ha! interesting twist!

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:50:45 AM
  
  Thanks Jo
cj schlottman Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 7:19:01 AM

And “hell” it should be for his kind! This nicely worded and compact. I like it a lot.

Namaste……….cj

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:51:26 AM
  
  Glad you liked it, CJ. Namaste to you as well.
slpmartin Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 9:19:19 AM

As I read the last line…I laugh…very clever verse.

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:54:55 AM
  
  Thank you very much, Martin
dani Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 11:00:39 AM

great tale of karma at its best!

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 4:14:00 PM
  
  Yeah. It caught up with him in the end, Dani.
becca givens Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 11:17:54 AM

Who said, God didn’t have a sense of humor?

Cleverly done!

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 4:16:02 PM
  
  Well, I think the mobster might say that now, Becca. Thank you
Ms.Nobody Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 3:13:19 PM

Strong few words !

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 4:18:25 PM
  
  Thanks, Ms. Nobody
Mignonne Pearson Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 5:02:59 PM

WHOOPS!!!! There we go thinking we know what’s coming next. Nice work, keep it up!!

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:49:55 PM
  
  Yep. It never happens what we expect, does it, Mignonne? Thanks very much.
Ramesh Sood Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 6:24:49 PM

God has his ways.. ha, ha,

that’s perhaps
the only place where
it is tit for tat..

Leo this is beautiful… and today you made my day by being the first to congratulate me on my 300th..

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:52:29 PM
  
  Yeah.. He certainly does, Rameshji Thank you, and it was an unexpected honor to be the first to wish you.
clariice Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 7:18:45 PM

Totally unexpected! Loved it!

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:52:48 PM
  
  Thanks, Clariice.
Donna Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 8:30:13 PM

wow. that was brilliant. I mean, honestly, I’m speechless, and that doesn’t happen often.

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:54:17 PM
  
  I’m glad you found it brilliant, Donna
mindlovemisery Sunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:10:23 PM

This is awesome Leo, really enjoyed it

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 10th July, 2011 at 10:56:39 PM
  
  Thanks, mindlovemisery Glad you liked it.
Daydreamertoo Monday, 11th July, 2011 at 3:47:46 AM

Thought I had noted this Leo but, now I came back for another read I see that I don’t think I did.
I love it that God has a sense of humour, too. Who is to say that he doesn’t. He made us, after all….lol

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1. Leo Post authorMonday, 11th July, 2011 at 7:23:07 AM
  
  Thanks, Daydreamer. He did make us indeed. Loads of humor when it came to me I feel Hehehe
Karen S. Monday, 11th July, 2011 at 5:26:05 AM

Oops! But oh yes so cleverly written!

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1. Leo Post authorMonday, 11th July, 2011 at 7:19:10 AM
  
  Thanks a lot, Karen
G-Man Monday, 11th July, 2011 at 6:20:21 AM

Leo….
Loved your 55 My Friend.
Thanks for playing, you got more comments than I did!

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1. Leo Post authorMonday, 11th July, 2011 at 7:18:18 AM
  
  Oh thanks, G-man. And no no.. I got lesser comments than you did It counts more because I reply to all comments. LOL
Someone is Special Monday, 11th July, 2011 at 7:24:09 AM

excellent 55 leo..

Someone is Special

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1. Leo Post authorMonday, 11th July, 2011 at 7:53:56 PM
  
  Thank you, SiS
christine Monday, 11th July, 2011 at 9:06:53 AM

That was perfect.

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1. Leo Post authorMonday, 11th July, 2011 at 7:58:46 PM
  
  Thanks, Christine.
Tilly Bud Monday, 11th July, 2011 at 7:05:37 PM

An unexpected ending!

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1. Leo Post authorMonday, 11th July, 2011 at 8:15:52 PM
  
  Thanks, Tilly
Vijay Menon Monday, 11th July, 2011 at 11:47:14 PM

wow! that was clever! unexpected ending …

Cheers!

http://vj-menon.blogspot.com/

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1. Leo Post authorTuesday, 12th July, 2011 at 7:26:21 AM
  
  Thanks, Vijay.
Ames Tuesday, 12th July, 2011 at 4:46:16 AM

Oh makes you want to go back to bed! ~Ames

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1. Leo Post authorTuesday, 12th July, 2011 at 7:27:22 AM
  
  Yawn…! I’m sleepy still, Ames. Thanks!
Jenny Matlock Sunday, 17th July, 2011 at 9:32:16 PM

Geez. This was great. For some reason I felt like there would be the punchline to a joke, so the ending really surprised me.

Love the terse writing style here. Really tight!

Thanks for sharing.

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 17th July, 2011 at 10:12:37 PM
  
  Thanks a lot, Jenny. The Centus prompt really brought the post to life actually.
Deboshree Sunday, 24th July, 2011 at 5:10:31 PM

Gosh. You have some imagination! And when it turns grim, God save the reader.
I loved this piece!

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1. Leo Post authorSunday, 24th July, 2011 at 8:08:40 PM
  
  Yeah God save my readers.. I dont want them to run away Thanks, Deboshree

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