I am using story prompts from “Story Prompts that Don’t Suck.”
Prompt # 642-Despite a few fatalities, everyone agreed
Mindy’s cookout was a roaring success. (Make that "almost" fatalities...)
Some people make near fatal mistakes...
The Barbecue
Mindy slapped the hot dogs on the grill and cursed. “Fred?”
Darn it. Again he disappeared and left her doing all the
cooking.
The kids' screams and the constant barking of the dog
had her nerves on edge. Any minute she felt she’d explode.
“Fred!”
She left the food on the grill, not caring if it burned, and
went to look for her errant boyfriend.
A light in the downstairs bedroom caught her eye. “Someone’s
always leaving the light on,” she murmured, her annoyance growing.
She pushed the door open and stood there, stunned, at the
sight of a naked Fred and some young bimbo in bed together.
Mindy’s rage boiled over.
Looking down, she realized she still had the barbecue fork
in her hand. She lunged forward with a cry and jabbed at the biggest target in
front of her—Fred’s butt.
She paid no attention as the girl ran out screaming or at
Fred’s curses and yells.
“Get dressed and get out of here,” she ordered.
With a smile, she watched him jump in his clothes and rush
out. Maybe having a barbecue hadn’t been such a bad idea after all.
© C. Verstraete http://girlzombieauthors.blogspot.com 193 words
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