It was a bright sunny day.
He was driving
fast to be on time for the lunch-meeting scheduled in the neighbouring city.
After he
had reached the outskirts of his city, he got a call that the client had
rescheduled the meet to the following weekend.
He stopped
his car and decided to check out the new restaurant that had opened in that area.
The place
looked great.
Image: David Steward
He made a mental note to get his wife there the following day for a lunch-date.
He heard
his wife’s voice.
He saw her enjoying her lunch-date there.
It started
raining heavily.
100 words story for the Friday Fictioneers
What happens next?
Was it just a coincidence?
Have you ever met people you know in far-off places?
Dear Anita,
ReplyDeleteUh oh, I see trouble on the horizon.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Oops
ReplyDeleteOuch, that's a hard way to find out that bit of news!
ReplyDeleteThere is a Tamil proverb. It is roughly translated as this. "What you see is not the truth. What you hear is not the truth. Only a thorough enquiry/investigation will bring out the truth". Just because the wife is having a lunch with some guy does not mean it is a "date". There could be one thousand other reasons for her to be meeting with that person.
ReplyDeleteThe last line says so much. He needs to slow down and take stock of himself before judging his wife
ReplyDeleteOh dear.
ReplyDeleteUh-oh. He's jumping to a conclusion that may not be true. Hope he stops to think before a nasty confrontation takes place.
ReplyDeleteOf course the husband shouldn't jump to conclusions - but I wonder why she hadn't told him about the lunch date?
ReplyDeleteAs to meeting familiar people in distant places, yes, I've certainly done that.
Seems like a storm's brewing!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awful shock for the poor man.
ReplyDeleteFrom a boring meeting to the drama of infidelity. Or, she is sharing time with an old friend, but why did he not know? More! And well done.
ReplyDeleteOh dear. I'm only jumping to the cheating conclusion because it makes for a more dramatic story. In real like there could be a number of explanations.
ReplyDeleteFate is cruel!
ReplyDeleteI'm left wondering if he's been putting work first and paying too little attention to domestic matters.
ReplyDeleteHmm ... there's certainly a conversation to be had, eh?
ReplyDeleteOoooh ouch!! Love the imagery with the correlating weather. Well done!
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