Easily distracted and distracts others. 2008-06-06T13:36:19Z http://ficlets.com/feeds/author/kincross <p>The flimsy door clatters wildly in the corridor, opening barely fast enough for a frantic woman to fit her body through the portal</p> <p>“Little Sister, I heard&#8212;” She stops. Dead silence hangs ominously in the dirty kitchen.</p> <p>Barbequed pork sits steaming, half-sliced on the thick wooden cutting board.</p> <p>Peeled shrimp sits in a bowl on the counter, meticulously deveined.</p> <p>A very fresh chicken lays separated into bite-sized chunks in a deep dish, seasonings seeping into every little available crevice.</p> <p>A liver sits on wax paper, waiting.</p> <p>Her brother-in-law’s face is violently surprised and indignant.</p> <p>Her sister faces off against him, clutching her meat cleaver. Unaware of the blood dripping from its heavy blade onto the tenement’s crusty stone floor, her sister exudes calm relief.</p> <p>A light clatter tails away from the elder sister as she steps gingerly into the room. Looking down, her brow arches thoughtfully.</p> <p>She picks up a severed hand, still fiercely gripping a revolver.</p> <p>“I know someone who can use this.”</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29676 2008-05-07T20:07:11Z 2008-06-06T13:36:19Z KinCross http://ficlets.com/authors/kincross