Jan 1, 2016 Friday Fictioneers, Original Flash Fiction

Word Count: 100 words of text, exactly
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Forgiveness On A Coffee Date
©January 1st, 2016By Vijaya Sundaram

We looked at each other over that promised coffee.  It was tepid.  A lemony sun shone in the sludgy sky.   Outside, a few timid flowers bloomed. The doorway glowed resplendently, its rising sun emitting caffeinated steam-clouds.

“Look, I am sorry.”

“I said stop! but you didn’t,” I snarled, face throbbing from having fallen on it, when I’d tried to avoid his arm on my shoulder, and stumbled.

Rummaging in his messenger bag, he found some Advil.  “I’m ashamed.  I was too familiar.  I was wrong,” he said quietly, holding out his hand which held two pills.

I took his hand. 

 

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Thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, our Fairy Blog-Mother, for hosting Friday Fictioneers, where fiction writers from around the world congregate and share amazing stories!  And thanks to Jean L. Hays for the great photograph-prompt!

Tags: #Forgiveness, Coffee date, Original short story based on photo-prompt