“Take me to the station. Right now!”
“But all I said was …”
“Take me to the station. It was foolish of me to assume you might be different.”
“Gloria, all I said was …”
“Lord have mercy on me. What doesn’t this man understand about ‘Take me to the station’ and ‘right now’!”
“But Gloria …”
“Don’t you Gloria me, Homer. I take no relish in being called anything by the likes of you.”
“Gloria, if it’s just a question of relish, I’ll run to the store and get you some right now.”
This seemed to appease her some. She let go of her suitcase and sat down.
I heaved a sigh of relief.
Gloria was not supposed to be home for another day; her husband had made that very clear.
“A shoulder rub when you’re back from the store? I feel so tense after all this.”
“Yes, Gloria, of course.”
“Then what’s keeping you? Get going, Spud!”
– James Steerforth (© 2011)
Written to tie together foolish, mercy and relish from 3WW.
Interesting. Is Homer in cahoots with Gloria’s husband to keep her away? I think he’s going to have to come with more than relish and a shoulder rub to keep her happy.
This twisted and spun..playful..a little surreal..relished the word play..and left wondering who these people are and why Gloria can’t go home..Jae
oh dear Goria really runs rings around them. she always seems to get what she wants.Great story
Not a relationship I’d relish!
Here’s my 3WW bit:
http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2011/04/27/childhood-folly/
Weird! I don’t get this at all. It reads as though Spud is having an affair with her husband. If that is so, what’s with the shoulder rub. Jae said it was a little surreal. No! It’s very surreal.
deliciously twisted.
An ingenious solution