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Dr. Jack Daniels
A thirtysomething woman she took a seat at the bar. I could tell by her face that she was troubled.
She called the bartender. “I’m not feeling to well, so, give me a double shot of Dr. Jack Daniels.”
As he poured her the drink he asked concerned, “what’s ailing you?”
Taking off a diamond engagement ring, she held it with one hand, as she took up her whiskey with the other. Placing the stone between her lips she washed it down with a quick massive sip, then answered.
“My fiance forever just told me has a new younger lover. There’s no better medicine for a broken heart than a whiskey on a three-carat rock.”
“Do you really think this will make you feel better,” the bartender asked.
“You bet it will,” she answered after draining her glass. “Because that bastard wants his ring back, and I’m going to give it to him, but he’ll have to dig through my shit to find it. Now bartender if you please, give me another hit of Jack Daniels Rx.”
She called the bartender. “I’m not feeling to well, so, give me a double shot of Dr. Jack Daniels.”
As he poured her the drink he asked concerned, “what’s ailing you?”
Taking off a diamond engagement ring, she held it with one hand, as she took up her whiskey with the other. Placing the stone between her lips she washed it down with a quick massive sip, then answered.
“My fiance forever just told me has a new younger lover. There’s no better medicine for a broken heart than a whiskey on a three-carat rock.”
“Do you really think this will make you feel better,” the bartender asked.
“You bet it will,” she answered after draining her glass. “Because that bastard wants his ring back, and I’m going to give it to him, but he’ll have to dig through my shit to find it. Now bartender if you please, give me another hit of Jack Daniels Rx.”
Published 2nd Sep 2018
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My entry for the 'Barfly' challenge. There's already a lot of good entries for this competition, so be sure to check it out.
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2nd Sep 2018 5:49am
2nd Sep 2018 6:14am
That she does. And the write is based on a true story that took place in the small rural Wisconsin community where I was from.
The lady in question was a faithful lover and fiance to the same man for 10 years. He made a lot of marriage promises, except he wouldn't set a date.
So, when he found someone younger who had wealthy parents, he coldly broke up and demanded his ring back to reset the same stone for his new bride. His old flame, after swallowing the ring, shit it out in a shoe box then she had wrapped up and delivered. Sounds unreasonable, but the lady in question gave up ten years of her life, to pursue a love that didn't lover her back
The lady in question was a faithful lover and fiance to the same man for 10 years. He made a lot of marriage promises, except he wouldn't set a date.
So, when he found someone younger who had wealthy parents, he coldly broke up and demanded his ring back to reset the same stone for his new bride. His old flame, after swallowing the ring, shit it out in a shoe box then she had wrapped up and delivered. Sounds unreasonable, but the lady in question gave up ten years of her life, to pursue a love that didn't lover her back
2nd Sep 2018 6:20am
Well... we do hear that revenge is a dish best served cold... Paté, anyone? giggle, Ely
