Friday 16 October 2015

THE DATE



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The following photo is the PROMPT.  Let it speak to you, then tell us in a hundred words or less what it said. 


PHOTO PROMPT -© Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

THE DATE

The weather matched her mood.  She was stuck here in this dingy motel room looking out into the wet night waiting for his car to appear. 

He was late, again.  Melissa turned back and surveyed the double bed, the bedside lamp on the MDF two-drawer cabinet, one worn brocaded chair, a tiny kettle and a few sachets of tea and coffee on the stand by the door. 

The rat-a-tat-tat knock came.  Melissa opened the door where Richard stood, a smile on his face as he handed her a bedraggled bouquet of flowers, obviously the last bunch in the service station. 

Word count: 100

8 comments:

  1. How sweet that Richard showed up with a bunch of flowers! (Even if they were bedraggled). I have a feeling she is just glad that he showed up! Great story Sally!

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  2. Service station flowers, don't you just love them? So romantic. :)

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  3. Dear Sally,

    Richard has some 'slainin' to do. Cute.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  4. Wow, I hope she realizes she deserves better and slams the door in his face.

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  5. How much can you really expect when your get-togethers happen in a dingy motel room? Obviously all he can afford are the service station flowers...

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  6. Sounds like an affair with a married man. Time to move on, and away, far, far away from this man! LOL
    Really well done!

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  7. I think she deserves more.

    Lily

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  8. A very sweet story, that feels bittersweet in the lackluster setting. The first line is just perfect.

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