‘There,’ Dessie slid the fiver across the table, ‘she almost made the record.’
Cathy stopped and turned. ‘Were you betting on me?’
‘Most last just a few minutes; you were pretty game.’
‘I don’t believe this.’
‘You won’t meet a nice fella then Terry,’ Colin said, ‘but he’s cursed. Put him next to a woman and he’s a nervous wreck; either clams up or spouts gibberish.’
Cathy glanced back at her blind date, who was staring forlornly at his cup.
‘Then why does he do it?’
‘Probably the same reason as you. Except he does it without hope. Poor bastard.’
A drabble is a story of exactly 100 words.
1 comment:
Oh, I do feel for Terry, Rob! This is really a sad story, and that's a really cold attitude she's showing!
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