Clichéd
an amusing flash fiction dialogue
Happy Thursday! I called this piece fiction. It technically is, but truer to life than most. I’ve had similar conversations, and I won’t tell you which side I was on….
This piece first appeared a long, long time ago in a journal now defunct.
Clichéd
“How was your day, sweetie?”
“Not bad. There’s this woman, though… ughh.”
“A sharp case, is she?”
“Well, no...? Okay, like today--she took the last of the coffee. That’s not so bad, except she made the new pot with the same filter! And I’ve got to work with this woman!”
“Sometimes, when life sends you cherries, you need to chug cherry juice.”
“Huh? Well, anyway, my project’s coming along. Barry says he should have the documentation in a couple days, and Gloria hopes--“
“Hope is as chaff.”
“Are you even listening to me?”
“Sure, dear. I’m all tears.”
“You will be in a moment.... Then on the drive home, this guy cut me off, and gave me the finger! The nerve! It boils my blood.”
“The blood is in the life.”
“I think you got that backwards, Hon. Anyway, I got this golden opportunity to blow by him, and another guy cut me off!”
“Never kiss a gift horse on the mouth. It only leads to the blind leading blindly.”
“You’re losing me.”
“Winning isn’t anything.”
“Honey, take a breath. Please. Anyway, I realized I was being immature, and I just needed to let it go.”
“Sorry, that’s what happens when I try to run against the wolves. What I’m trying to say is, today is the first day of your rest. Don’t let it get to you.”
“Um, okay. I’m starting to feel queasy now. Guess I need to learn this lesson twice today. I’ll be in the bathroom.”
“Ah, the depths of despair meets the crack of dawn!”
“Hon, I… never mind.”
“Quit beating around the plague. It’s old cap. Just say what you mean.”
“I do say what I mean. You don’t.”
“Nobody’s a prefect.”
“Tell you what, to change the subject and give you something to do, take this. Figure out which car in there is best for us. I’ll be right back.”
“Oh, good. Glad we came to this. Always grab the bull by the balls, I say.”
I’m sorry!
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