RE: STACH Short Story Contest #25: 199 words, 5 winners, 15SBD prize pool!
The Fraud
Peter's dream was to buy a motorcycle, which would allow him to go to work and return home. After more than 3 years of saving Peter had enough money to buy a used motorcycle.
The seller of the store, a shrewd man thought to sell him a motorcycle that nobody wanted to be very old and ugly. For several minutes Peter and the seller were bargaining the price until the seller was satisfied with the arrangement.
When Peter left the store the salesman thought that he was always "born a fool every day".
The next day he went to pick up the bike from the store and the seller handed it to him. When Peter tried to start the engine, it did not start. Peter went back into the store, telling the salesman that the motorcycle was not working, but the salesman replied that this was not his problem.
Peter trusted the seller and he took advantage of him. Peter was devastated, he had lost his money, his dream.