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“What’s this?” Aaron viewed the cutting board with dismay.
“You wanted to know how to cook. This is your first lesson.”
It was his third date with Melissa. He’d been divorced for two years. He didn’t want to at the age of 63, but his friends pushed him into that dating service.
“What are we making?”
“Something healthier than what you usually eat.” She pressed in behind him. He felt the not-so-subtle push of her breasts as a motivator. It wasn’t enough.
“Where are you going?”
He grabbed his phone and headed for the door. “Out for a burger. Bye.”
It is once again time to participate in Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ 19 May 2023 edition of Friday Fictioneers. The idea is to use the image above as the prompt for creating a poem or story no more than 100 words long. My word count is 100.
I admit I didn’t exactly “click” with the image but I made the best of it. I imagine that if (Heaven forbid) anything were to happen between me and my wife and I found myself single, I would not be even slightly tempted to try dating. In the 21st century, it seems an “iffy” proposition at best, plus at my age, I’m pretty much habituated.
To read other stories based on the prompt, visit Inlinkz.
To read a story that I’m more into writing, pick up a copy of the Existential Hologram SciFi anthology and read my short story “The Simulated Woman.”
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Indeed.
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See, now all I can see in halves of orange are boobies. Thanks for that!
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You are quite welcome. 😀
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He’d starve in my kitchen.
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Probably why he went out for a burger. Thanks.
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Oh dear, I suspect she was pushing too hard and a little early at only the third date. Might be tricky to schedule a fourth!
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I don’t think he was that much into dating anyway. Set in his ways.
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His friends pushed him one way and she, another. Wise move, Aaron!
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I agree. Thanks.
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He needs to find a lady who doesn’t cook and likes burgers 🙂
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He might just be okay with his own company at his age.
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Could be.
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She made her move too early in that relationship!
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It certainly seems that way.
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He is certainly set in his ways. Well done.
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Yes, he is. Thanks.
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Yep, a very good piece, the real reaction to dating after a long relationship. Burger and a pint would do me…
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Me, too. Thanks.
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I agree. It’s a scary prospect. I enjoyed your story, James.
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Thank you.
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Now there is a man who I understand, he prefers his freedom to being controlled.
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Indeed. Thanks.
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