“Valuable. Very valuable.”
Victor’s heart raced as he watched the jeweller examine the brooch. “Very valuable?”
“Very valuable,” said the jeweller with a nod.
Victor thought of the things he’d be able to buy. Villa and smart car came high on the list.
“Value, I would say, around a hundred pounds.”
Victor quickly altered his list. Vodka, to drown his sorrows.
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Miriam Drori, Author 
6 replies on “V Story for the #atozchallenge”
How disappointing! Never mind,a hundred quid will keep in vodka for a while.
My A-Z story features 2 neglected V words
Hopefully – yes!
Ah, poor Victor! I know the feeling! I can’t help wondering how you’re going to manage X tomorrow.
What about W?
Valuable to valuer?
Valuable to that valuer, apparently.