A shot of heat went through her, a mixture of excitement and shame.
He seemed to have remembered their favourite treat, near where they first met, on Pine Street.
Years ago, in their twenties, they had a torrid, frantic relationship and
she recently decided to look him up.
He’d responded eagerly and they’d had several texts, loaded with the old
cryptic messages that each had to unlock.
So, when he said to meet at the ‘box of ice’ she knew he meant ice cream. It must have been nerves that caused him to type ‘off ice.’
She hurried on.
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Ha, nice misunderstanding. Those cryptic text messages are so tricky to read and properly understand 🙂
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That freakin auto spell lol 😂
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The best stories contain misunderstandings with unintended consequences. I’m sure they’ll find each other somewhere around the box of ice!
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Oh, what a hope-filled creature you are.
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That’s the hell of written communication. One letter, one space can mean the world. Good story.
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Even more so nowadays. Thanks for taking the time to read my story and comment.
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You are very welcome.
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Seemed like a good idea at the time, but I’ve a feeling it ‘ain’t gonna happen!
Mine – An audience with Rosey!
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Trust your gut feeling.
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Oh my! Good one….
https://dbmcnicol.com/friday-fictioneers-freshly-boxed/
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Thank you DB.
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Assumptions made? Why write in plain language when you can confuse the other…
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Yes, and stay a bit ‘safer’ for a while.
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That’s a long time to go without seeing each other. Sure hope they don’t miss each other 🙂
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I have a sneaking suspicion that they will.
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Dear Karen,
I can just see her walking right past him. Clever little twist.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks, Rochelle. Yes, they might not even recognize one another.
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I think she’s what they mean by “too damn clever by half”
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Clearly too damn clever for her own good!
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