He looked me in the eye, reached nervously for my hand, then tentatively slid the antique diamond ring on my third finger.
“Sophie, will you marry me?”
“No,” I said, “I won’t.”
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(another one for the trifecta writing contest, tell a story in three sentences)
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(another one for the trifecta writing contest, tell a story in three sentences)
Oh. Sad. For him at least, right?
ReplyDeleteit is sad, huh?
DeleteDang! This guy canNOT win!
ReplyDeletepoor guy, so unsure of himself. maybe that is the problem?
Deleteoops!
ReplyDeleteI think it's a good sign that I want a fourth sentence to know why she rejected him.
ReplyDeleteor is that a bad sign that I did not complete the story? yikes........
DeletePoor guy!
ReplyDeletePamela
I feel for him, too, and he is my character I made up. ha!
DeleteOhh, I like the twist at the end. I also like that she lets him get the ring on before she says no!
ReplyDeletemaybe she is in shock, like what the hell is he doing? or maybe she is just a contestant on that "Bachelorette" tv show!
DeleteOh, that's a kick n the nuts! He should have asked before he slid the ring on.
ReplyDeleteI know, poor guy...........
DeleteDirect, perfect, and liberated. Love it! Although... I do feel bad for the guy :)
ReplyDeletepoor guy, I know!
DeleteThanks for joining Trifextra Week 2. I like the simplicity of your story. You managed to say the entire story with not very many words at all. "No, I won't." pretty much ends that story, doesn't it? :-) Come back on Monday for the weekday prompt!
ReplyDeleteyou know I will be back, most likely with 3 entries!
DeleteWell, I think he misinterpreted the signals here. Great story!
ReplyDeleteyes! I think so.
Deletethanks for reading. :)
"Antique" ring made me think "mother's wedding ring"...probably a good thing she said "no"?
ReplyDeletemaybe no money? had to get the old ring from mom?
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