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3.10.19

TWO GIRLS TALKING - a story in exactly 100 words

This story has been simmering since yesterday but that was also my husband's birthday, so cake-making had to take precedence. It does seem that if I don't get my story out on Wednesday I don't receive nearly so many comments, but that's life, I guess.
Thanks to Dale for the photo and to Rochelle for running the entire Friday Fictioneers shebang on her blog  https://rochellewisoff.com/
ps. I do hope this actually IS a baseball pitch - not being American or Canadian I can only surmise!
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TWO GIRLS TALKING                                    

‘How’s the big romance going?’
‘All he thinks about is baseball. Our dates consist of holding hands on a hard wooden bench – I’ve had so many splinters my behind looks like a pincushion.’
‘So tell him you want to be taken out for a romantic meal.’
‘Didn’t you see the photo? It was all over Facebook – I nearly died of embarrassment – a table smack bang in the middle of the pitch.’
‘At least he’d made the effort to carry it out there – and getting the pizza delivered can’t have been easy.’
‘Huh! There wasn’t even a candle on the table!’

30 comments:

  1. I don't see that romance lasting much longer! No candle? Tut-tut.

    Here's my story.

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    1. He needs some lessons in romance, certainly.

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  2. Floodlights don't seem to have the romance of candlelight, Lizy.

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    1. They don't - especially as there was a photographer lurking.

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  3. I'm sure he thought of it as a compromise

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    1. Probably - I wonder if she dumped him?

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  4. Aww, I thought he'd put a lot of effort into that little surprise. Poor lad!

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    1. He did, Helen, he did - shame he got it so badly wrong!

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  5. No pleasing some people! ;-)

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    1. You appear to sympathise with the young man?

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  6. Just love this, typical of some male behaviour 😊

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  7. Dear Liz,

    It sounds like a perilous spot for a romantic dinner. She needs to have a talk with her would-be Babe Ruth or find a safer beau. Good one.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  8. I like this! A completely different take on the table. Good dialogue story.

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  9. Something tells me that no matter what he does, it will never be enough!

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  10. Ain't love grand. I hope they work it out. Entertaining story!

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    1. Their only chance is compromise, and he needs to think outside the. Baseball field!

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  11. Funny story, but they are young and will hopefully figure it out. I'm assuming they're young, otherwise...

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    1. They are young. Whether they work it out or move on is in the hands of fate!

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  12. Obviously not in the business of giving full marks for originality. :) Good one.

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  13. Oh good grief. What a doofus! Bye-bye, baseball nut :)

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    1. Guess you wouldn't have given him another chance, Linda!

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  14. Well, it could be worse I guess. He needs some advice, soon. Good story, Liz. :D --- Suzanne

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  15. Yea....a candle would have brought it home.
    Looks like our ball player struck out.

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    1. A candle might have made all the difference.

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