While my last flash might have been a tad bizarre, perhaps this one is less so. Thank you to Rochelle for Friday Fictioneers!
Fate Date
Anya smirked.
A blind date at an Indian restaurant on Halloween—why did this seem either so fitting or so ill-advised? Because the love of her life, a poet, had been from Kerala? Because she loved Halloween? Because the fates enjoyed a prank much like everyone else?
Sitting in the booth, she sipped a mai-tai that, with its hefty dose of rum, possessed an equally wicked sense of humor. She spun the yellow umbrella, glancing up as the door opened. The umbrella fell from her fingers.
The earth tilted. “Damn rum.”
“Anya?”
The earth straightened.
She breathed. “Mohan.”
end
Sascha Darlington
Categories: fiction, Flash Fiction, FRIDAY FICTIONEERS
I liked the mai-tai with a sense of humour 🙂 Good story Sascha.
Thank you, Iain! I appreciate your reading. 🙂
All’s well
yep, no shapeshifting reptiles this week…I think. Thanks, Neil! 🙂
Oh I could use a mai-tai. Nice story
Thanks! I had one recently and highly recommend. lol
Awwww, so romantic! You’ve been to Kerala, Sascha?
Thank you. 🙂 No, I haven’t, but I have several good friends who were born there.
Then you must plan a visit soon, it’s gorgeous 🙂
Looks like the sight of him soon sobered her up! Fingers crossed for a successful date 🙂
I think it will be. 🙂 Thank you!
What a lovely story Sascha!
Thank you so much, Keith! 🙂
Dear Sascha,
I’m so glad both of our blind dates had happy endings. I’m assuming Mohan is the afore mentioned love of her life. Very sweet.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Yes, indeed! Thanks so much, Rochelle! 🙂
You’re so welcome, Sascha. 😀
He makes her world tilt, but blame it on the mai-taies.
lol yup. Thanks, Alice! 🙂
Ooh, great story Sascha. Some loves deserve a second chance 🙂
Yes! Thanks so much, Jade! 🙂
Seems like it ends on a good note. Loved the fact Mohan and I hail from the same place. ♥️
Thanks for reading. I have many good friends from Kerala. It sounds like a wonderful place.
It was my pleasure, Sasha. It sure is a wonderful place. Right now, many parts of our tiny state is severely affected by flooding, but it’ll only be a matter of time before we recover from that too.
Aw fabulous !
And this line… mai-tai that, with its hefty dose of rum, possessed an equally wicked sense of humor…
Love it so much ❤❤❤
I’m glad it wasn’t a joke played by the rum but really him. Nice story.
Kerala is beautiful, I hope things work out this time
May one assume that they lived happily ever after ?
At least her nerves settled. You created a great scene.
I enjoyed the description of the jolt from the mai-tai. It must have had a healthy dose of rum in it. It seems a good friend or relative set that reunion date up. Well written, Sascha. 🙂 — Suzanne
The fates do have humour and that scene feels so real I can almost taste the rum.
Magical, exceptional writing, Sascha.