Former Blog Repost: Short Fiction – “You Did What?!”

I’ve finally gone through my old blog that was kiboshed and pulled some of my old posts out and want to post them, partially for fun and partially to show the evolution of my writing. I like to be able to see my old writing and how it’s come along.

So here is the oldest post I have, 12 years ago. It’s not bad if I do say so myself.


Title: Nice timing
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 18:04:17 +0000
Categories/Tags: unfinished writing, Writing

"You did what?!"
She screamed this in shock. It was only shock and not anger, only because she could not fathom what he just said.

"I just wanted to be honest with you. To start out our life together with everything on the table."

His response was much more calm than she cared for as she still tried to grasp what he had admitted to.

"So," she started to repeat back his accounts in a slow, exaggerated manner as each word made her voice grow angrier.
"You, last night, the night before our wedding, slept with the best man?!" Her face frowned in confusion as she still couldn't comprehend this from the man she thought she knew.

Before he could answer and confirm she continued, "And then! AND THEN!"
Her arms thrust out and upward enough to make him flinch backwards.

"You wait until now to tell me?!"

Her arm pointed straight out to his right, her left hand at the guests. Her white gown was the focal point of the crowd’s awed expressions, and now it made her want to explode into a million pieces. The bridal party was unsure what to do, frozen in their place. The Best Man tried not to make eye contact with anyone as his face was burning red. The groomsmen all stepped away from the ticking time bomb.

"Well!" she started up again as the flame grew closer to the detonator.

"Since we're participating in sharing time, let’s talk. How was he?"
Both the groom and best man stared at her now with their own shocked expressions.

"Come on, tell us all if it was the night of your life or if it didn’t quite work out to what you had hoped. Or is that why you actually showed up today? Not happy with the results?"
Boom. Explosions.

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