COACH TOUR
‘Imagine this
courtyard filled with worshippers,’ Anne said ecstatically.
‘I shudder to
imagine the mess – mopping these tiles must take hours,’ Isabel replied, ‘And
they’ll have squatted in corners – I can’t see a toilet anywhere.’
As the guide
detailed the various gods that had been worshipped here, Barry edged closer to
the two ladies. He’d joined this ‘Cultural Tour for Mature Singles’ hoping to
find a replacement for Angela. Bachelorhood wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.
He wasn’t
interested in gods either, but Isabel could be precisely the domestic goddess he’d
been searching for.
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With thanks to David Stewart for the lovely photograph prompt this week, and to Rochelle, who blogs at https://rochellewisoff.com/, for hosting Friday Fictioneers, which kicks off with a photo prompt on a Wednesday, but by Thursday most of the others have posted their stories, and if you leave writing your own till Friday hardly anyone reads it!
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The romance bets are on Anne, but the smart money's on Isabel
ReplyDeleteIf he wants a housekeeper, Isabel's the one!
DeleteHe could save himself a lot of grief and get a home help, I think.
ReplyDeleteHe'd have to pay a home help, and I imagine he's a tight-wad.
DeleteAt least it sounds like she'll keep things spic and span.
ReplyDeleteI just hope he treats her well!
Deletethecontemplativecat here. Great beginning, but I have no respect for him. He is wife shopping, which should be done at home.
ReplyDeleteSometimes we write characters we don't respect either!
DeleteRun Isabel, run!
ReplyDeleteWhat's the betting she takes him on?
Delete...to have and to fold, to love and to polish...!
ReplyDeleteClever!! 🤓
DeleteIt's a distasteful yet realistic topic for a story. The guy could have saved himself a bundle and just hired a housekeeper!
ReplyDeleteHe wouldn't see it that way 😔
DeleteDear Liz,
ReplyDeleteDomestic goddess, eh? Sounds like he's set his sights lower than the heavens.
Shalom,
Rochelle
He'd be disappointed if he piçked me - I haven't hoovered for a week!
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