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Cocytus
“Why do they ruin white pizza with big plops of ricotta?” Sherry asked. “If they spread it around . . .”
She gulped her Rioja, emptying half the glass. Her gaze slid from the pizza slice to the empty chair. Her eyes grew shiny.
“No news is good news, right?” she asked, a tear escaping as she tried on a half-hearted laugh.
“Certainly,” I said.
We nodded. Rick chugged his pils.
“Brian hates ricotta on pizza,” she said.
“With good reason,” Rick said, seizing a slice. The ricotta, speckled with blood red sauce, spilled to the plate.
end 4/12/2017
S. Darlington
Treacherous behaviour to ruin a pizza.🙂
I am in full agreement! 🙂
I’m intrigued by how the recurrence of the story of the empty chair this prompt suggested
Dear Sascha,
So many things can be memory triggers, can’t they? Intriguing story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Yes! Surprising things can trigger memories.
Interesting story. I’m always fascinated by what different people see in the same photo!
Yes! That’s why I love reading everyone’s work. Mine was also influenced by a piece I had read in the newspaper that gets your mind going and then you let it out in the very next thing you write. 🙂
Nice take on the prompt. Will Brian arrive?
I thought I’d leave it open ended so that the reader could make their own decision. Thanks for reading! 🙂
So many different things can trigger different memories, that is for sure. A song, a scent, a pizza…
Yes! So true. 🙂
It seems blood is involved somehow since the sauce is termed “blood-red”. Good descriptions of emotion, Sascha. Good writing. 🙂 — Suzanne
Thanks, Suzanne. You were the only one to pick up on that and I was afraid it was too “in your face.” I appreciate your reading.
Mmmm. Delicious photo and great response to prompt!
Thank you! 🙂