Gilbert returns from the restroom to discover an empty place opposite his.
She’s done a runner…
After the walk of shame back to his seat, avoiding curious glances from other customers, he attacks his overladen plate of bacon, eggs and sausages.
I was punching above my weight, I knew that…
Her modest portion of scrambled eggs remains untouched.
Waste not want not, I guess…
Scraping it onto his plate, he bites into her wholemeal toast.
Bloody health freaks…
A shadow falls across the table.
Tiffany’s staring at her empty plate, clutching the ketchup she’s just brought from the counter.
Oh sh**!
The prompt this week comes from our own multi-talented Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, the leader of our friendly international group of Friday Fictioneers.
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Dear Sandra,
OMG, he reminds me of someone I know. Talk about a major leap to conclusions! My guess this is the end of Gilbert and Tiffany as a couple. I laughed out loud.
Shalom from your tardy faciilitator,
Rochelle
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Yeah, he seems a bit low on self-esteem. I don’t see a bright future here. No worries, we all got here eventually.
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She might be very understanding. When he explains that he thought he’d been abandoned!
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An easy mistake to make. She’ll understand. Won’t she?
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Let’s hope she makes a sympathetic judgement about his self-esteem rather than his gluttony. Thanks for reading.
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He is surely not her type.
Not at all kind and considerate. Poor her!
I guess she’ll take the ketchup home or order another toast, maybe?
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Thanks for reading Anita. 🙂
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Haha! Oh well…he managed to predict the future after all!…
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Self fulfilling prophet, I think.
I enjoyed your story ‘Before’. Very menacing and nicely paced with tension building superbly. It seems a bit more complicated now to comment on your website – I don’t remember it being that way previously and I have too many passwords floating around half-remembered, half-forgotten as it is. But I read it and have commented here. Thanks for reading mine.
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Thanks so much Sandra. My apologies for messing around with sites. I am trying to get the right one…
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It took her a very long time to fetch that ketchup – or he’s a fast eater!
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She was probably chatting up the guy behind the counter. Thanks for reading.
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Oh no! Maybe he’ll be forgiven, if he explains. She did go out with him after all, so she might be interested enough.
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I think she may have marked his card for the future though.
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Haha! Love the twist! I think he’ll buy her another plate of eggs and all will be forgiven.
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He’ll be happy to part with the money just to keep her, I imagine.
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This made me smile, well done…
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Thanks Michael.
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Haha! I definitely burst out laughing…
Just how far was that ketchup anyway?
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Maybe the counter staff were more attentive than he’d been. 🙂
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Haha! That just might be it 🙂 Such a fun take.
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Haha! Loved this, and a very believable scenario too. Well done Sandra.
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Thanks Iain, good to see you back. I don’t seem to have seen you on here for a while.
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😄😄😂
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Thanks for reading. Sue.
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Well, I suppose if they do make it despite everything, it’ll be a good story to tell in the future! I just hope she has a sense of humour.
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So do I. 🙂 Thanks for reading.
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Well, it’s a good test. If she accepts his apology and imperfections and understands he acted from (very) low self-esteem, and if he apologizes and waits patiently for her new breakfast to arrive, they perhaps have a future …
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Lot of if’s there. But we can hope. Thanks for reading.
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Yes … lotts if’s … 😉 But … one never knows … 🙂
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Honest mistake for someone so unsure of himself. Hope she gives him a chance! Funny story, Sandra, well told!
pax,
dora
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Thanks for reading, Dora.
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Loved the humour, but my he must be a fast eater. She’s lucky she found out soon or else she would be eaten out of her bank account.
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Ha, poor chap! I’m guessing he’s been there before, hence jumping to conclusions 🙂
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Next line, “Goodbye Gilbert.” (Unless Tiffany wants a long term project.)
Well done, Sandra.
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Wonderful! I had imagined she had perhaps gone to the ladies’ room, but this was even better–she was in plain sight, if only he had looked 🙂
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I’d love to know where the conversation went from there – if indeed it did! Nice one Sandra.
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uh-oh, what’s going to happen now? 🙂
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This is equally funny and sad at the same time. I can only imagine the awkward conversation that followed. Nice one, Sandra!
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Rocky has seen better days and Adrienne is still alive. I feel bad for each of them in their own way. He needs to get healthy to build strength and confidence. She deserves a husband who won’t die of a coronary too soon. Good story, Sandra.
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Oh, that raised a wry and painful smile! It’s so easy to make a foolish mistake like that, and there’s probably no way back. Beautifully done, Sandra.
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Oh, and I meant to say I loved the description ‘walk of shame’ and the title is hilarious.
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Awkward! I hope he can find some way to save face, but my imagination can’t quite stretch that far. That’s why patience is a virtue, I suppose. Too funny.
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