A place reeking of grease and unsettled bills, empty dining room, a snow-covered lawn.
It fitted his canceled date.
She hadn’t even bothered to text him.
Sarah the ice-queen.
Simon called the waitress.
She didn’t scold him when he only asked for water… again.
“Slow day… “, sighed Simon.
She lingered. Hesitating…
“Mind if I sit down?”, she smiled.
Her warm voice could melt butter… or ice.
Simon nodded,
“My name is Sarah… “
“Simon”, said Simon
“I know, I took your reservation… for two”.
“She stood me up”,
“We can leave, the food sucks here anyway”.
Later.
They explored summer together.
The empty dining room and the snow in the background made me melancholic, but I needed a happy ending to this. I think Sarah and Simon will find happiness in summer rather than snow. What do you think?
Friday fictioneers is a group of blogger under the leadership of queen Rochelle who guides us in writing each week (and my story was a bit inspired by hers this week. Go to her place or click on the frog below to get to the other stories.
April 29, 2020
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Dear Björn,
If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with. Sweet story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you… I saw something something so empty in the setting that I thought fitted.
Well she’s a brazen hussy! No better than she ought to be, as we say in Britain
She probably had her own demons to escape from.
Hey… he was stood up so he was ripe for the picking. Good for Sarah and Simon for seizing the moment.
What the hell, we could all do with a little happiness right now, I reckon they were made for each other.
Wait a second? Were the ice-queen who stood him up and the hot-chick both named Sarah? Opportunity often knocks but once in that kind of situation. I love that first paragraph. It sets the tone very well.
What a lovely romantic story! Great take on the photo prompt. 🙂
it must be fate.
Well, it seems that they found a way to melt away the ice anyway … 😉
Ah, it happens. I didn’t realize Summer was there, too, lol
Sarah sounds all wrong anyway if he calls her an ice-queen. Thanks for a happy ending!
That’s called “resourcefulness.” Wonderful! I especially like the narrative the way it’s presented. You really did a lot with very little here, Bjorn. Awesome!
Definitely romance is brewing. Well done with your happy ending.
A happy ending is always a good thing 🙂
Nice little vignette, Bjorn with bundles of hope. They should go on to have a great time together
Fortuitous conclusion.
A substitute Sarah! Hope they have a good time 🙂
A comforting ending. I’m glad they were able to explore summer together.
I love this story – You go from a disappointing evening to a lovely new beginning! Fun story!
So… Was the waitress his date? Was she playing a game? Or is it a coincidence that they both had the most common name a woman can have?
Well that ending is a lot nicer than he thought that night would end. Lovely.
Nice ending.