Esther Newton’s Monday Motivations series gives us three words; I chose Euphoria
Making the Best of It
Euphoria Plain lay back on the blanket and grinned; it had all turned about so well. Why on earth had she worried? Meeting Martin’s parents was going to be an ordeal, or so he said, and the first half hour, as they engaged in stilted conversation, appeared to confirm her worst fears. Seeing Honor’s face when she tried the mince pies had been dreadful; that moue of distaste which, in truth, Euphoria understood. They did seem rather bland, even though she’d found some icing sugar to coat them in after Martin had said his mother had a sweet tooth. But that was the low point. After that, Colin had made a risky joke, Honor had kissed him on the lips causing Martin to hurry indoors – she wondered where he’d gone – but, actually in his absence they’d all got on so well, even playing a ridiculous game of made up twister on the picnic blanket. Yes, she could well see her and Honor spending time together. She wasn’t at all uptight and Colin was a bit of a devil, so unlike Martin’s description of him. She couldn’t be happier. Euphoria turned to look at the house. Where had Martin got to?
Upstairs Martin was frantic. He was sure he had put the cocaine in the usual place in the kitchen but it had gone. He looked out of the bedroom window at his parents, snogging by the gazebo and Euphoria rolling on the blanket like she was having some sort of ecstatic fit. If he didn’t know better he’d have said they’d been at it.
Oh how funny! I loved it! I guess he needed a better hiding place, but at least the parent meeting went well!!
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sugared a possibly bitter pill
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It did Indeed!
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Love it!
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Thanks Mick
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Euphoria Plain? That is one great character name!
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I liked her too; might try and use it somewhere else…
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Oh my……wouldn’t want to be there when it wore off!
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Oh, no. Euphoria…great name to be in the right place, right time ???
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she needs to check the sell by dates though…
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Haha…. it was meant to be…. lol!!!
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if he can’t look after it…
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Exactly! His bad 😂
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There’s trouble a-brewing………
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cooking up a storm for sure
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😀 😀 😀 No wonder they’re rolling around. Guess the cocaine didn’t taste as sweet as icing sugar. Too hilarious. An honest mistake, right? Ha ha ha.
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yes, ‘honest’ being a relative concept!
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Stupid more like it–sometimes you have to be kind, or tsk, tsk the other way. 😀 😀 😀
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Very true
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pahahahaha OUTRAGEOUS!
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some couples, huh? They need to share the hiding places
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Euphoria? Of COURSE she found the coke, but how did she get it into the parents? Martin? A loser…
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totally agree.
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🙂 😉 😦
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So funny! A nice Sunday morning read.
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Glad you enjoyed. Not as much as the parents but a little!
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So funny but naughty, Geoff but hey, it eased that first tricky ‘meet the parents’! Great story on the prompt and I like the way your minds works!
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Yes well there’s always an angle to be dug out of think
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So funny. He needs to find a far better hiding place, though. I’m sure I had something like these mince pies when I went to Amsterdam. I suppose it’s better than choking on a sixpence, though?
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Yes, he’s choking for the cost and waste I bet. I remember my first pot sandwich – May 1977, Brandon Gate Bristol, utter crap
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I didn’t feel any different. Or maybe it was a real cake? 🤔
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Clever idea to turn the word into a name. Great outcome for that awkward first meeting with the folks.
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Not sure she’s a role model though
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