‘Would you like to dance?’ He held out his hand.
She rose to her feet. ‘I thought nobody was going to ask.’
‘You’re new here,’ he said, spinning her round gracefully.
‘I moved in Thursday. You’ve done this before.’
‘Ballroom instructor, Butlins 1957 to 61. And you?’
‘Chorus line, Pinewood Studios.’
‘This could be the start of something beautiful.’
He pushed her away and twirled her back.
She laughed. ‘I bet you try this with all the new arrivals, you old shark.’
‘But you’re the first that’s made me want to Cha Cha Cha again.’
‘Quickstep seems more your style.’
A drabble is a story of exactly 100 words.
1 comment:
What a great meeting, Rob! That's just lovely! And it makes me want to know more about these people. You could really build something from this one.
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