PostAWeek 28: OOF – The 5-Second One-Off Fiction
By David “By the Lapels”
Dysart
My mind tends to wander to random
interactions, so I write them down from time to time. This particular piece
would work for a couple of characters I have with a little tweaking.
The two stood at the counter
skimming, their papers as she breezed, disinterested, “So what would you do if
I confessed my undying love for you right now?”
“Wait, did you want to... get
together? You have like 5 seconds to tell me otherwise because it’s going to be
really awkward when I kiss you if you don’t.”
She turned to him as he held up his
hand, fingers outstretched. His thumb curled into the palm of his hand as he
said, “And it’s going to be a damn good kiss too.
His index finger joined his thumb
as he continued, “Sure, I’m going to be a bit rusty, but don’t worry. It’ll be
good.”
As his middle finger fell, she
interrupted him “Well, how am I supposed to get a word in edge-wise with all
that talking?”
Another finger dropped, leaving
only two. He stole a glance at them. “That’s assuming I want you to get a word
in,” he quipped with a smile.
As only one finger remained, she
said, “And that’s assuming I wanted to get a word in.” She pulled him in by the
lapels, his knees buckling, to meet her lips.
After a breathless second, he
stumbled back and said, “Well, I lost control of that situation rather
quickly.”
A smirk played on her lips before
she said, “It’s cute that you think you ever had control of that situation.”
He straightened himself to his
proper height and fixed his coat before continuing, “Let’s try that again,
shall we?” He stepped into her again and wrapped her in his arms before turning
her into a dip, the gaze holding for just a second before they met for another
kiss.
Listening to
Louis C. K.
Twitter Tag
You have 5 seconds to want to read this because it’s going to
be weird if you click this link and don’t want to http://tiny.cc/PostAWeek28
Going faster than a
“Reply All” email, websites like mine will surely go your way
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all, it’s just another post in the feed
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gonna post some tumblrs
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Got you stuck on my belay, on my belay like a figure 8
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Posts become as vapid as a blogger out in Starbucks
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This site has got to be the most pretentious thing
The http my own website
is coming soon .com !!!! in all its Glory - and all its Horror
New to the PostAWeek?
These are the essential posts to see
3 – January Performer of
the Month – The first official appearance of Chuck and Tom on the PostAWeek,
and a good sampler of their style.
5, 6, 7 – The February
Performer of the Month Trilogy – The only Performer of the Month to span 3
posts, Chuck deals with a Batman-quoting Tom for over 1,500 words in this
three-bit of brilliance
8, 9, 10 – The Mile High
Diaries Trilogy – My yearly pilgrimage to the top of Mount Etatslac chronicled
for the future generations to tackle the peak, written article-style with
pulled quotes and all that jazz.
I shall deductively prove I am and always have been... a
man.
There is ancient American lore that milkshake brings all the
boys to the yard.
I have never been brought to a yard with a milkshake
Therefore, I am a man (and always have been)
I’d make you a man, but I’d have to charge... And that’s
prostitution, so I won’t do that, American Government
