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Prompt Rides - 7. Fortune Cookie
First Line
“When will I see you again?”
Prompt 397
The Accident
What happened that you ended up in such bad shape?
“When will I see you again?”
“I’ll be late afternoon. Need to check on the dogs, shower, and pack a bag so I don’t have to go home for a couple of days.”
“What are you doing with the pups?”
“The neighbor will take care of them; we talked while you were in the emergency room. Do you want me to bring anything back for you?”
“My iPad? There’s this great serial novel I’ve been reading on Gay Authors and the next chapter will post tomorrow. You’ll have to read to me since I won’t be able to hold it.”
“Is that the one about the kid from Miami who moves to Washington and ends up living with his two dads?”
“Yeah, the story’s title is Summer and I like the author a lot. The guy has tons of talent, he writes these great characters who appear so real you expect to run into them at some point.”
“Guess I better catch up with what’s been posted already, your hands will be bandaged for the next two weeks.”
“Fuck! And the damn casts won’t come off for a couple of months. Are you sure you want me home? You’ll have to feed me, bathe me, hold it while I pee, and wipe me after I crap until I can use my hands. I could go to the rehab facility the nurse gave us the brochure for.”
“Nope. Our vow was for better or for worse. You’ll be coming home. But I do have one request of you.”
“Anything, babe.”
“Next time we meet for lunch at Sum Yeung Gai, request no MSG in your food so your face doesn’t swell up and eat the cookie before we leave the restaurant. I still can’t understand why you had to chase the slip of paper, with your fortune on it, when the wind blew it out of your hand. If you hadn’t run across the street, intent on getting it back, the bus would have never hit you.”
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