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Rock-On!
The 3 am playlist that haunts my dreams.
Today’s drabble features the word “Instrument,” and it has a twist- the drabble set-up is " You spy an old flame at a rock concert.”
Both prompts come from Nancy Oglesby, who publishes daily prompts in the Fiction Shorts publication. I’ll post today’s prompt below my drabble for anyone who wants to join in the fun.
As always, my brain took the prompt and, instead of going with the obvious, went with the “Where did that come from”? But anyway, I hope you enjoy this slightly odd take on today's drabble prompt.
“Oh god, sorry.”
I gushed, turning to apologize to the person I’d stumbled into while waiting for the toilets.
My cheeks flamed, my stomach dropped, my brain sputtered.
It was him, “the” ex.
But as if that was bad enough, he was holding his “instrument” in hand midway through what should’ve been a private moment.
Isla! He said hastily, scrambling to zip up.
Um, ahh..sorry
I whirled around and hurried away.
Great. Now, instead of “forget your ex rock concert good times,” I’d be adding “embarrassing ex encounter” to the 3am list of “ awkward moments” that haunt my nights.
