This week I’m late to the fiesta. I didn’t think I’d make it at all but this one just came to me.
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Genre: Realistic Fiction
Word Count: 150
NO TENGO COCHE
Kevin couldn’t resist las señoritas. While vacationing in Mexico City he met Alicia del Flores.
“I adore men with blue eyes and yellow hair,” she said with a smile bright enough to light up an entire football field.
Every night he took her to a new café or theater.
“I wish you had a car,” she whispered in his ear, sending shivers through him. “My feet hurt from all this walking.”
All too soon Kevin’s vacation ended. He embraced her. “Will you marry me?”
“Sí.”
He quit his job in Kansas, sold his house and bought a one way ticket to Mexico.
Heart pounding, diamond in hand, he knocked on her door. Her brother opened it. “Kevin? ¿Por qué?”
“I’m here to claim Alicia.”
“She married Roberto the taxi cab driver last Sunday.”
“She promised to wait.” Tears streaming, Kevin sank down on the porch. “At least she has transportation.”
Oh! What a fickle wench Alicia is, trading love for a set of wheels. Great take on the prompt.
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Dear Lish,
You know how those Alicias can be. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Shady characters at best!
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Oh, this one really rocks on the hilarity scale… a full 10+. Hubby says amid chuckling: “that’s really bad” meant in a good way. 🙂
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Dear Jelli,
What a great compliment. 😀 Thanks to both you and hubby.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Did she speak English at all? Did she even TRY?
Poor Kevin. First Honduras, now Mexico. Will that shmuck ever learn? No!
😀
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Pobre Kevin.
Tal vez un día. Glad you liked. At least that laughing guy on the phone did. 😉
Thank you, Fodder,
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Love this one. Great ending. You are the queen of twists.
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Thanks, M’luv. ❤
Rochelle
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At the “He quit his job…” sentence I had a feeling this wasn’t going to end well for Kevin…
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Dear Ali,
It wasn’t a tough one to figure out…at least not for the rest of us. 😉
Thank you and Shalom,
Rochelle
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I could see it coming, too. Not good at ALL
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Ah, romance. I think there’s an old George Jones song about a guy named Big Harlan who steals a girl because he has a car with “rubber tire wheels.” Great story.
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Dear J Hardy,
This one’s based on a true story. I’ll have to find the song. The other song that came to mind was “Pour Me Another Tequila, Sheila” but it really doesn’t fit the story. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I got such a chuckle from the twist in this lighthearted romp!
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Dear Karen,
I get such a charge out it when a story I’ve written has the desired effect. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Foolish Kevin. He better hurry back to the US as fast as he can without wheels, before he finds his way blocked by a huge wall 😉
Love it.
All best wishes
Sarah
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Dear Sarah,
Kevin’s a sucker for a pretty face. He’s liable to fall in love again before trying to go back to the US. No comments on the wall. 😉 Muchas gracias re my story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That was indeed a hoot and a half! Better still that it is based on a true situation… 😉
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Yes. Amazing, isn’t it …?
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She certainly has her priorities sorted. Wish I had met her earlier would have surely learned a thing or two 😉 😀 Thanks for an enjoyable read 🙂
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Dear Dahlia,
I’m not all that sure about Alicia. 😉 But I’m glad you enjoyed my story. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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😀
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