(A 99 word flash fiction prompt from the good people at Carrot Ranch. The prompt: romance. I ruminated over this post over the weekend, then decided to approach it as a choice to be made by the subject; one practical and the other romantic.)
November 21: Flash Fiction Challenge
“He isn’t right for you.”
“Oh yes he is.”
“But he has no education, goes from job to job, and his only goal in life seems to be having a good time.”
“Maybe I’m looking for a good time too,” she said with a smile.
“I can show you a good time!” he pleaded
She looked at him amusedly. “Darling, I just don’t think of you in that way.”
“But why him?”
“I can’t explain it logically.” She then looked away dreamily. “All I can say is that when I’m with him, the rest of the world goes away.”
Robert Kirkendall 
She’ll change her mind when she wants money for food…
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That is a good point. I did want to write that she has a good job and doesn’t need to be economically reliant on a man, but I only had 99 words.
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Hm. Follow-up?
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Perhaps 🙂
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Yes the people you fall for doesn’t make any logical sense…
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So, so true 😀
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Love this! And the photo is a clever switch-around from the “original” in which the girl is the underappreciated companion to the guy with the wandering eye! 🙂
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Glad you like it 🙂 And that was the theme I was going for.
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Nice banter and tension. That’s difficult in flash fiction. Good job!
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Thank you, Sean! And yes, writing interesting dialogue and rising tension can be challenging in a flash fiction piece.
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Exactly. So you earned a hot fudge sundae.
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Sweet! 🙂
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Wandering eyes. Maybe she’ll find true love, or maybe she just lost it.
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That’s right! Didn’t think about that second option.
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Aww, unrequited love. Maybe he needs a talking to from a friend… “She isn’t right for you.” “Oh yes she is.” “But she likes the bad guys, she’s only interested in having a good time!”
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He definitely needs something. I’m getting the feeling I can expand this, lots of material when it comes to unrequited love.
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