Excellent Frame the dog! The Perfect Crime by Begin Again 80 Word Flash Fiction contest entry

"He did it!"   "Don't be ridiculous. Max wouldn't hurt anyone."   "But I saw it with my own eyes!" Henry insisted. "Max was chasing Whiskers and broke the bowl."   "An accident! Lester was a fish out of water."   Max growled at Whiskers. "That bowl was already empty."   Nonchalantly, the feline licked her paws. "You, my friend, can't prove it."   The six-year-old twins said farewell, covered Lester's grave, and left.   Whiskers purred, "I'll be back for dinner."   She'd committed the perfect crime. Recognized

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