“I’ve driven by Marie’s house three times,” I reminded my passenger. “You’re lucky I haven’t been running the meter. Want to talk about it?”
Putting his head in his hands, he sighed, then told me his tale of woe: how he met and fell in love with Marie at a restaurant where she worked, how he moved in with her, thinking she loved him, and how she threw him out suddenly after finding a guy she liked better. Finally, he asked me to take him back to his hotel, which I did. I then drove back to Marie’s house, parked in her driveway, and sauntered up the walk to her front door, which she flung open, and we embraced.
Thanks to Girlie on the Edge for inspiring the above with her six-sentence story prompt for this week, in which the given word is “meter.” This was originally a longer story, and I trimmed it to fit the prompt. The video is the song that inspired it. You can click here to participate in this week’s hop and read other bloggers’ six-sentence creations.
Photo Courtesy of Tess Anderson Photography
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New! Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me
Copyright 2021 by Abbie Johnson Taylor.
Independently published with the help of DLD Books.
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Sixteen-year-old Natalie’s grandmother, suffering from dementia and confined to a wheelchair, lives in a nursing home and rarely recognizes Natalie. But one Halloween night, she tells her a shocking secret that only she and Natalie’s mother know. Natalie is the product of a one-night stand between her mother, who is a college English teacher, and another professor.
After some research, Natalie learns that people with dementia often have vivid memories of past events. Still not wanting to believe what her grandmother has told her, she finds her biological father online. The resemblance between them is undeniable. Not knowing what else to do, she shows his photo and website to her parents.
Natalie realizes she has some growing up to do. Scared and confused, she reaches out to her biological father, and they start corresponding.
Her younger sister, Sarah, senses their parents’ marital difficulties. At Thanksgiving, when she has an opportunity to see Santa Claus, she asks him to bring them together again. Can the jolly old elf grant her request?
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