The blue stadium light glowing cast its icy glare across the water, yet it was no match for the cold buried within.
“It’s the cheap seats for us tonight, honey. But I promise you all the beer and cheese fries you can stuff into that pretty little mouth of yours.”
The highest seats available. Perfectly secluded among thousands.
She ran her hand up his thigh, and leaned in for a kiss. He pulled away, and her eyes flew open. Down on one knee, diamond sparkling- she jumped towards his embrace.
His smile faded as he propelled backward.
Diamonds are forever.
Friday Fictioneers is a writing challenge of writing a 100 word response to a photo prompt.
prettyflyforawhitemom 
Oops
LikeLiked by 1 person
A succinct response to a short piece… Nice! 🙂
LikeLike
Dear Whitemom,
There’s a reason I’m afraid of heights. 😉 That certainly put a damper on the proposal but not on the story itself. Nice piece of writing. And a hearty welcome to Friday Fictioneers. I look forward to reading more from you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you. I’m very new to this whole world so was a little nervous to try the challenge and then to submit it.
LikeLike
Oh no, not now!
But it is true. Love is oftentimes impractical!
LikeLiked by 1 person
It was to soon for ever, but not to soon for your post. Welcome. mike
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you!! It was fun!
LikeLike
Oh myyyyy… that is not a good thing. Haha thanks so much for the giggle! hehehe
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for checking it out!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I had to laugh when he toppled over! You’d think the beer and cheese fries would have been enough.
BTW, my story this week has a slapstick-type ending to it, too. Drop by!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yeeks and oops! From your last line, I got the impression maybe she grabbed the ring and gave him a shove. But I tend to look towards “the dark” 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ya know… Diamonds are a girls best friend .. Or so they say.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ah, the allure of cheep seats. Welcome!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ha ha. Love the unexpected ending. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks so much! So glad!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Slight miscalculation! Well done and welcome!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Don’t you HATE when that happens?? Thanks so much!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ooops, maybe the cheap seats weren’t such a good idea…
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ouch! I hope the seats weren’t too high up. Sweet story with a twist.
LikeLike