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Prompt's for 2018 - 4. You should be ashamed
Peter stopped whipping the cream for the apple turnovers and listened. The sound of yelling echoed from the front of the store and he grabbed a hand towel as he moved out of the tiny kitchen.
The sounds got louder as he moved through the store. Milly was missing from behind the counter and he could now hear her voice mixed in with the others. The door was propped open and there was a crowd gathered just beyond the border of the mall tables set out for customers to enjoy.
As he approached the door Peter became able to make out words from within the general yelling.
“Faggots…not wanted here…should be dead…pedophiles…perverts…”
There were others shouting back. “Freedom…equality…human rights…leave us alone…not hurting anyone…”
Peter fired off a quick text and pushed to the front of the crowd.
“What is going on here?” he bellowed and garnered everyone’s immediate attention. “Last I checked this is not how we treat each other in this town. Ralph, what are you doing here? What would your mother say if she knew you were participating in this trouble? And Jenny, I have your father’s order nearly ready you can get a coffee off Milly and wait inside. The rest of you may want to move along before the police arrive. Consider your behavior while you’re at it. I know the majority of you by name, a few of you I know your parents too. Think how your behavior reflects on your families. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, that doesn’t mean you can corner people and yell in their faces.”
The sound of police sirens broke into Peter’s lecture and the crowd—who had started to look very uncomfortable—now started to look nervous.
“What’s going on here then?” Police Chief Kevin Jenkin’s voice boomed out.
People shuffled and jostled and wouldn’t meet the Chief’s eyes. Kevin turned to Peter and smiled. “I’ve got this and I’m sure you have desserts to finish.”
Peter grinned and after tapping two fingers to his head in a kind of salute, moved back into the shop.
***
Peter had just finished the final turnover when he heard movement by the door.
“So, how was your day, babe?” he asked and turned to grinned at Kevin.
“It was great, and I got to see my sexy fiancé, so that made it even better.”
Peter tipped his head up for a kiss as Kevin got closer. He got his kiss as Kevin filched one of the turnovers and danced out of the way.
“Mmmm, love your rainbow cream. Shame you only do it on pride week.”
Peter just shook his head and returned to his work.
My headline was 'A dessert shop employee protects a gay couple from a mob yelling slurs during Utah's Pride festival'
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