Bo tucked the money into his wallet with a sigh.
Now he could give Celia an overdue treat. He wasn’t proud of the fact that he took to the hidden work of strutting and teasing a crowd of hooting women to earn money, but things have been financially rough for so long.
Maybe now he had a little extra, he could finish work on the vintage and put it up for sale.
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Lipsticks, beer breath, perfumes and powder on cuffs…she saw them all.
Celia’s evidence against Bo reverberated in her mind as she threw her things into her bag.
He never had money to take her out, forgot her birthday two days ago, yet he had enough to booze up with other ladies and to work on the infernal vintage that he inherited from his uncle.
She knew he was up to some monkey affair with another lady, due to his dodgy, morose mood.
She chuckled in mirth at his imagined outrage when he see’s his beloved vintage where she parked it, but she would be far away.
She had painted it in patterns of the things she liked.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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So sad, Jacqueline! He’s trying to get enough money to buy her a gift and she sees him as a cad and leaves him. Poor communication between them. Wonderful story!
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Exactly! Poor communication and that’s the bane of so many relationships. Not being on the same page. Thank you Joy 🙂
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The picture instantly caught my eye. All trucks in Pakistan are painted like this car. This is our world famous ” truck art” and btw this is ” Faisal mosque” painted on the front door. Superb writing!
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Oh wow! It’s good to learn these things. Now I can connect better. Thank you 🙂
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Communication gone wrong. 🙂
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Yes! They are both lost in their own thoughts and deeds.
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Oh what a shame that she misunderstands what he is trying to do, Brilliantly written. Jacqui 🙂
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Thank you, Judy. She totally misunderstood him.
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Oh dear, I hope it’s not too late for them to sort things out! Great story! 🙂
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I believe they did after a while 🙂
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How unfortunate for them both. Teaches a lesson though.
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A lesson that I hope they learnt eventually. Thank you Phaena.
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Okay, I will admit that my sense of humor maybe a little warped, but I thinks this is HILARIOUS! She painted his car as revenge for cheating on her?? Classic woman scorned material 😆😆
Great take on the prompt!
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Kay, you are so right. Your sense of humour is not warped at all. I actually know a younger lady who slashed her husband’s tires because she was convinced that he was having an affair. It was just a messy marriage due to poor communication.
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Lack of communication can have disastrous consequences
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A lot of times, it’s a huge contributor to relationship breakdowns.
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Sad but true
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Interesting to hear both views. I guess they should communicate. He’s working so hard to get her a good bday present, even though he hates the work; she thinks he’s cheating and has painted his car and left. Somehow I’d like to think their story works out. Well written.
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In my mind their story worked out after some hiccups, but they learnt how to communicate better eventually.
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That’s excellent 🙂
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Oh yes, if only she knew the truth. I actually love what she has done perhaps her “rogue” will to . In time……… 😀
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Hopefully, they’ll both learn from the silly mistakes and communicate better 😉
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That is so sad, he was at least trying! She should’ve waited to talk to him before leaving and painting up his vintage car! 😀
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Some women let their imaginations and emotions run off with them,thereby putting their feet in their mouth 😉
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True that! 😀
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Oh no- how did it all go so wrong for them!
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Poor communication and willful nonsense. When couples fail to communicate, a lot can go wrong. Thank you for reading 🙂
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A perfect example of what can happen when couples fail to maintain open and honest communication despite how tough things can sometimes get. The truly sad part is that they still love each other, separated by willful silence.
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Very true. I’ve seen a stubborn couple I know go through such nonsense, it was just silly. Something that better communication could fix.
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Oh dear…
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It all went askew!
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