Accidents? [Out of Order Challenge]

by JLaughter

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Steve Patricks fell back against his chair as the last applicant left the office. Running his hands through his hair, he stared down, aghast, at the resume and sighed. He picked it up and dumped the papers into the trash bin, shaking his head.

“That’s it. No more. I’m done.” He put his head in his hands and sighed. If only Nancy hadn’t…well, there’s no sense dwelling on that. Accidents happen all the time, and sometimes good people just get hurt.

Or die.

“Just going to have to make it without a secretary for a while,” he murmured aloud. “Let the other shrinks pay the loonies, I’ll let the loonies pay me.”

He walked to the cabinet on the wall, opened it and took out the bottle inside. He sat back down a moment later with a tumbler, half full of bourbon, three cubes of ice. He raised it for a drink when a knock sounded on his door, half-ajar,it swung fully open, to admit a slim young blond woman with a white smile.

“Dr. Patricks? I hear you have a job opening for a secretary? My name is Heather Kendall.”

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Accidents? [Out of Order Challenge]

    JLaughter's Buddy Icon JLaughter

    Posted 3 months ago

    Done! Sorry it took so long. Been down sick the last week or so, and killer migraines. Anyway, that’s all I’ll be writing on this particular series. I enjoyed it, even though I think I lost my direction a bit. Either way, hope you guys enjoyed it.

  2. Accidents? [Out of Order Challenge]

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Awesome ending! It works so well that it’s told out of order because it makes this last installment have that much more weight and irony to it.
    Man, I already posted the winners of the challenge, but I feel like I have to give you a belated award. This was a great series, even if it wasn’t written within the deadline.
    [Tries unsuccessfully to rate this six stars]

  3. Accidents? [Out of Order Challenge]

    JLaughter's Buddy Icon JLaughter

    Posted 3 months ago

    Ha, I wasn’t going for a reward. Just had an idea when I was reading some of the other Out of Order Challenge ficlets and decided to contribute. Thanks for reading it, though, and I’m glad you enjoyed it!

  4. Accidents? [Out of Order Challenge]

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I think the fact that you never really describe exactly what happened really adds to this, especially given the out-of-order confusion to it all. Brilliantly done, as usual.

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