“Tiffany?”
“Michael?”
We stare at one another, hardly knowing what to do besides breathe. I realize that the orange I had been judging has been squeezed into a pulp in my fist, the juices running down my fingers and dripping to the floor. Her knuckles, in turn, have turned white against the handlebars of the grocery cart she had been pushing.
“So.”
“So, how you’ve been.”
She looks like she’s going to be ill. I can’t blame her; my stomach is also beginning to twist, because I know what’s going to come next.
“Mommy, I don’t want apple juice, I want grape juice, so…”
He pauses, looking at his mother then at me. “Who’s this?”
“No one,” we say at the same time.
Natella2020
I can’t believe no one commented on this! Congratulations on the win!
Danny
ha
so true
well done
Alix Purcell
Seriously! I agree with Natella, this is great :)
Karen01
incredibly clever work.. a well deserved win!!
ladyb
Love this.
PJ Ryan
this is fabulous .. such a moment in time .. in many peoples lives.
WoodyWood
I do like this. Funny, and touching.
bree787
this is an awesome piece of creativity!
joolie1
It was too close to reality, perhaps, for some of us to know how to respond! Well done. :)
ktspinstu
i love it! it lets you create a whole story for these people in your head!
Holly Ringland
william, this is one of the first pieces i remember reading on the bubble when i joined the flash fiction group and i was just blown away by how much you’d manage to cram into so little words. i came back and found it today… and just wanted to tell you i enjoyed it equally as much reading it a year and a half later. it’s so well done, bravo you.