"Privet, I only just got off a phone call with another potential client. I told you to start knocking before you come into my office." Saundra said annoyedly as Privet entered her newly gained office.
"Yeah, but the results came in. Also, you do realize I'm still your boss, no?"
"Yes, anyways, what were the results?"
"...Inconclusive, It only says the email was sent from a place called "Bone Island," See? I was right."
"All the more reason to not go."
"But Saundraa, it's a vacation and a mystery. You are a detective, no?"
"How about you try getting kidnapped then we'll see if you want to go to a mysterious island that only an email confirms is real."
"Hey now, I see all kinds of things in my line of work, I've seen murder, abuse, political corruption, and also, guess what, kidnap victims."
"but you've never been kidnapped."
"Yes I have! Some thugs were running a drug den and I was sent to investigate, they got the drop on me and I was taken to their lair. It took eleven black eyes and five days for the police to find me.
"If I get kidnapped then I'm going to gather some friends and jump you.
"If you get kidnapped you'll probably end up dead. Now that we're all in agreement, pack your bags, our flight leaves tomorrow."
"..."
Saundra begrudgingly agrees and goes off to pack. Privet whistles all the way home, happy to be going to a potentially tropical island.
The next day, Saundra and Privet meetup at a nearby airstrip, where a private jet awaits them.
"How the heck can you afford this?" Saundra asks incredulously.
Just then, Privet's secretary steps out of the plane with a pilot's hat on. Privet replies, "She can do just about everything."
The trio gets on the plane and it takes off. During the flight, Privet and Saundra are treated to a five-star meal and given excellent service as they watch Frozen On Ice. The server is also Privet's secretary, who puts the plane on autopilot to help them. At some point during the flight, Privet catches his secretary putting pepper on Saundra instead of her food. He doesn't say anything, brushing it off as a slip of the hand, and goes back to the movie. Somewhere along the halfway mark of the plane trip, the secretary is forced to rush back to the wheel when dark storm clouds are seen looming ahead of them. Neither of the detectives were worried until the plane started to shake violently, and lightning cracked just outside the window.
"Looks like we might have a slight problem." Saundra says, sarcastically.
Before Privet could respond with something like, "Wow, no wonder you're a detective." The right wing got struck by lightning and the plane careened towards the water. Saundra started to fumble with the floatation device under her seat while Privet held tight to his chair like a baby to a pacifier. His last thought before the world became waves was, "I hate this vacation."
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Privet Eie
Mystery / ThrillerThis is a project me and my friend @John_Laurenss have been working on for a long time, we hope to make more but for now this is what we have, thank you. It is about a detective, who, despite his seeming incompetence, is actually good at his job. Pr...
