Monday, March 14, 2011

An Ambiguous Disappearance

This is an article I was supposed to write, based on few limited pieces of information. This kind of press is called Peeping Tom Journalism!

It is 7 :00 pm at Leqse Sghir, the police officer has just solved a mystery of a murder case when he receives a call from Reda Benchekroun’s wife, the latest retired minister. Three minutes later he is on the spot, a calm area beside the lake. His wife reports : « Since his retiring from the ministry of the entry, he has never missed going fishing Saturdays mornings. He usually comes back at lunch time. But today, I was dreading trying to join him on his cellphone from noon to dark yet no answer ».

7 :30 pm, the police officer glances nervously at his watch, standing around before the minister’s car. His sedan was locked and undamaged, parked halfway to the lake where he is supposed to be going every Saturday morning. The police unlocked the doors and found a half-eaten ham sandwich, a fishing tackle not used yet, a gun with one shell fired and a magazine Penthouse full of pictures of naked women. His wife was quite startled. Her face went drawn. She claimed within few seconds that her husband was of good repute and loves birds bagging. The officer looked deeply skeptical about her assertions. No sooner had she headed for argueing than forensics came along the area. No case has been figured out up to now and the police are still hunting for the missing minister.

Oumay ^_^

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