dverse
she had deliberated for months
hesitating procrastinating
finally
sending a note on a napkin
she knew it was a mistake
in age we understand
she had her answer
watching
as he read it bemused
crumpling it
in his beautiful hand
drowning it in
an unfinisned martini
Rejection via napkin, yeah, that would piss me off alright.
ReplyDeleteIs the complete lack of punctuation for a particular reason?
It was there but was washed away with my tears:)
DeleteI once did that with a waitress who didn't speak much English. She took the note back into the kitchen for her coworkers to help her translate--then I heard them all cackling over it.
ReplyDeleteI ordered another beer.
What a waste of a good drink. And what a contemptuous gesture on his part.
ReplyDeleteI wonder where this Rolls is parked.
Ha..it's a poor man's Rolls. It's a Lagonda and does not belong to me:)
DeleteOuch, that hurts ~ And as I was reading this, I felt like putting punctuation all over this ~ Smiles ~ Really enjoyed your comment on my blog ~ Sadly I couldn't fit banana in there somewhere ~
ReplyDeletepunctuation is there
ReplyDelete(in invisible ink)
Sorry Grace.
ugh...rejection hurts..but i love that she has been so brave...at least she knows for sure now and can walk on...
ReplyDeleteOouch that was beyond cruel...
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! I love napkin notes but never had them drown in martinis. Did I already write brilliant?
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Mark Butkus
ouch. you tell a tight little story in so few words... i could completely see it, though... and feel it!
ReplyDeleteugh - bet that hurt - don't think punctuation (or the lack of it) matters...story well told.
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]