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Just a harmless introduction to the new neighbourhood. A pleasant meal with abundant wine and a game afterwards with more drinks.
Each player drew a paper from a jar and performed the instruction on it. Singing, dancing, spoon balancing.
But the risqué nature of the second jar’s contents had ambushed him.
“Yes, come on, let’s!” he’d screamed drunkenly to each more lurid suggestion.
Now he winced at the images Lydia had sent to his phone from wherever she was now. “What had he been thinking?”
He deleted them but could the memories ever be erased? Would Lydia ever come back?
Written for Friday Fictioneers – a 100 words story based on a photo prompt. Hosted by Rochelle. Read the other entries here.
Michael Wynn 
Lydia was clearly never the same again. Fun story, Michael
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Thanks Neil. Based on a true story, the person would never tell me what happened and shuddered every time he thought about it
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Oh blimey! The demon drink does it again. I wonder if Lydia will ever forgive him.
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Thanks Susan, I don’t think she will
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Oh boy, I shudder to think 🙂
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Yes, I knew someone who this happened to and he shuddered every time he thought about it. He never told me what actually took place
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Oh my goodness..
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Thanks for reading and your response
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Oh dear, swallowed into a swingers circle!! Could be tricky to get out of
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Yes, I think he’s burnt his bridges with Lydia. Thanks for reading and commenting
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It all started so well! Nice one Michael
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Thanks Keith
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Ooops! Party games gone bad, or perhaps just as expected. Great take on the prompt.
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Thanks Alicia
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Fun take.
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Thanks
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Now that was a quick descent into a darker side. I fear the mind movies are going to haunt him for a while.
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This happened to a friend of mine and I think they do haunt him to this day
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‘Yes, let’s!’ – Dangerous words with a few drinks on board. Very amusing story, with a moral.
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Thanks Margaret
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Now you have my mind racing, wondering what on earth was written on those little slips of paper! Funny, inventive take on the prompt and a sobering lesson too
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Thanks Lynn, this happened to a friend of mine but he would never state what happened
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Too ashamed to tell?
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Extremely so
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Very amusing and original take on the prompt. I fear Lydia has gone for good.
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Thanks Clare, I’m sure she has
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Oh, this could be the beginning of an intriguing fantasy story… maybe they tried out magic spells. Or a crime story. It’s an intriguing setting with so many possibilities. Great writing.
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Thank-you, glad you found it interesting
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They say that being drunk will not make you do something you don’t want to… he is in serious trouble…
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He is Dale, I don’t think there’s any way back for him
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Dear Michael,
My question would be “does he really want Lydia to come back?” Well written and leaves a lot to an overactive imagination. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle, I think he wants her back but I don’t think she’s coming
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I shudder imagining what he might have done. He is done for. I doubt Lydia would forgive him
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I’m sure she won’t, thanks for reading
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Some people simply can not drink!
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Very true Dawn
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Sometimes harmless fun is not so harmless. Especially under the influence. He’s going to have to do a whole lot of begging.
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He is Fatima but I’m not sure he’ll get anywhere with it
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Just deleting his copies doesn’t mean the images are erased, and not only with respect to his mind. By the time he’s gotten over it, she could ambush him online. Gotta watch out for too many drinks.
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Yeah, if ever there’s a time he’d like to have over again, this is it
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what’s done cannot be undone. i have the feeling that she’s gone for good.
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I’m sure she is, thanks Plaridel
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Not surprising today!
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This was actually something that happened to a friend of mine back in the eighties. He would never tell me what actually occurred
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Great story. My sympathies with the poor soul. 🙂
Congratulations on the book, Michael.
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Thank you very much Moon
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Ouch. Sounds like not very good neighbors either! Well written.
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I think you’re right, they preyed on the new, naïve couple
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