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Ta-da!
“Honey, I have a surprise for you.”
Laney notes an excitement in Jones’ voice she hasn’t heard since they’d seen a white buffalo in Montana.
“Can you give me a hint?”
“A teensy one. Remember you told me I’d better have something to fill the vacuum with when I retired? That’s it. Now get dressed.”
I finish my cuppajoe, then fill my thermos for some to go, and go get dressed.
Jones makes her wear a blindfold as they drive, Laney guesses for an hour based on the number of songs streamed.
“Ta-da!”
Lacey removes the blindfold and begins to …
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the host of Friday Fictioneers.
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cool Li :D loved it! :D
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:) thanks much, CA!
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Oh wow!
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Steve, is that what you think she said? ;)
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If she’s disappointed, I hope she lets him down easy.
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Thanks, Russell. Let’s hope so…
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I’m guessing “scream”
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:::tallying your response:::
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Cry? Laugh? Scream? Nicely done, Lisa! Even if you did leave us to fill in the blank!
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Sorry for being impish. What would YOU do?
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Probably laugh 😉
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:)
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I hope laugh. (K)
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:)
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I like the ending. 50/50 chance it good or bad.
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haha! C’est la vie!
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Laugh. What a treat! Good one, Lisa.
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Thanks, Nancy.
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Very welcome, Lisa. I like that you got your readers involved.
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I’m going with a happy ending. Read life is scary, let our stories end well at least.
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Thanks for reading, Joy, and for your comment.
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You’ve left us in suspense!
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Sadje, what would YOU do?
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Personally, I’d be cautiously excited. 😜
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:)
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🥰🥰🥰
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..scream in horror. Perhaps not the retirement treat she was expecting.
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James, you may be right. Maybe she’ll let him go and she will stay.
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Oh no!!!!!
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haha!
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“Are you kidding? Have you lost your mind?!”
I think he is going to run away and join the circus 😂
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:) lol sounds about right, Lisa
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I think there is laughter involved next, but it may be the nervous kind of laughter instead of the happy kind!
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You may be right. She may be in shock.
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And the mystery was never solved.
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No idea…put it back on again?
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lol!
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Dear Lisa,
I’m guess she’s begins to laugh before questioning his sanity. Cute story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, thanks for your guess. I’m enjoying reading the different reactions.
Shalom,
Lisa
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I think she screams a deep kind of grunt with “what??” – eyes bulge as she processes the info – and then things settle down
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lmao! Yvette
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I think she is puzzled and screams, what? (my other comment was sent as anonymous)
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:)
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Tee-hee – that was fun… I’m thinking going to the beach and eating ice cream. Was I right?
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I think you are right for what you’d do. Glad you found it fun. I think it would be exciting under the right conditions.
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I think there might be a bit of screaming but then laughing. The way those two interact speaks of a bit of a love for adventure and a lot of patience.
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Gabi, I think you’re onto something :)
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Hmm, we get to fill in the gap. Nice one, Lisa!
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:) Thanks!
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you left me hanging… that’s not fair. :)
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Plaridel, what would YOU do?
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He better be joking.
Retirement on the road….not like this!
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lol! Maybe he is just joking … you hope!
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LOL
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Ooooooono, cliffhanger!
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What would YOU do??
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Dances! She dances! I win.
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:)
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great story, really made us think. I’m going with a happy ending.
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Thanks!
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