Invitation
The Weekly Knob Prompt [251] — “Selfie”
Justin found out his friends spent the weekend together at a cottage on Monday morning. No one had sent him an invite, or even told him about it. His four closest friends had rented what looked to be a small cottage on the lake. The pictures showed them hanging out on the deck with their morning coffees, and huddled around a table playing cards. He scrolled through the pictures as he sipped his morning tea at his work desk.
“Well,” he said, followed by a heavy sigh, “that’s a bummer.”
He wondered for a moment why they might have excluded him, thinking they didn’t care for his company at first.
“What if the place could only fit four people?”
He scrolled through the pictures. There were two rooms and each had two beds.
“Okay, I guess that makes sense. There just wasn’t room for me,” he muttered.
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He went back up to the picture of them playing cards and noticed there was a couch big enough for someone to sleep on. So he could’ve gone, but also it wasn’t technically another bed.
Feeling a bit let down Justin ended up clocking out a bit early. The sun was shining and the breeze was cool. He drove home to change into some hiking clothes and then to a local park.
When he reached the highest peak he pulled his phone out of his pocket and took a selfie. The view behind him was beautiful, and the sun cast a warm glow behind him. He posted the picture and then headed back down.
By the time he reached the bottom his phone vibrated in his pocket. It was a message from one of his friends.
“That looks awesome! Where was my invite?”
