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Secrets, Adventures, Fear, and Love: Book Five

What follows is an excerpt from my short story, Avocados Versus Mangos

The attack was over in seconds. Green peelings lay strewn around the kitchen, but no pits were found. Damn! Avocados have pits, so these can't be avocados. Then what the heck are they? Scott asked himself.

 

Panic struck! In an hour, their guests would arrive for their Cinco de Mayo party, and guacamole was the star with this crowd.

 

"Mary! Come here!" Scott called out in a higher pitch than normal.

 

"What? I'm dressing." Her voice floated down from upstairs.

 

"I don't know what I brought home for the guacamole, but they're not avocados!"