Microdosing Fiction - 100mg of a Bouquet
Write 100 words based on the word: Bouquet
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Our prompt for today is BOUQUET
Write a story in 100 words!
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Roses there, tulips over there, fucking flowers everywhere. With each step I took through the city, I saw a woman in glee and a guy handing over a flower. Couldn’t be me…
I loved Jake; he was awesome, but Valentine’s Day was a thorn in our relationship. He hated flowers and thought them to be a waste of money because they would get thrown away anyway.
Well… you can’t have it all. I thought as I fumbled with the keys. The doors swung open, and there he stood with a bouquet of roses and a cute smile.
A cup of coffee makes the Dealer’s creative juices running!
(Showing my age with this one)
Jerry looked at the last name on the list of rounds and winced.
"Right, so this one's a bit tricky to deal with. Stay calm, stay polite and be ready for the singing."
"Singing?"
"Yeah, she might try to sing at you while you work. She thinks she's good at it. Oh, and wear nice socks. She'll make you take your shoes off before you come in."
"Christ, who is this woman, anyways? (Squinting) Mrs. Hyacinth Bu---"
"No, don't say it. I know it looks like Bucket, but it's not. Remember that."
"Then how would you say it?"
"It's BOUQUET."
He examined my work, as I stood by nervously.
"Vibrant, exuberant use of colors," he praised, "But the perspective is a bit juvenile..."
He saw happiness, then sorrow, flash across my face.
"My dear, please don't be discouraged by honest criticism. You didn't let me finish. I was about to say that, taken as a whole, I quite like it. Paintings are like people, none are perfect. What we truely love, we love wholly, not just the good bits."
He winked as he concluded, "Bouquets and brickbats, my dear, bouquets and brickbats. They are but two sides of the same coin."