A Little Light Dusting #mondaymotivations #flashfiction

Posted on January 28, 2017 by

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.

About TanGental

My name is Geoff Le Pard. Once I was a lawyer; now I am a writer. I've published four books - Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle, My Father and Other Liars, Salisbury Square and Buster & Moo. In addition I have published two anthologies of short stories, Life, in a Grain of Sand and Life in a Flash. More will appear soon, including a memoir of my mother's last years. I will try and continue to blog regularly at geofflepard.com about whatever takes my fancy. I hope it does yours too. These are my thoughts and no one else is to blame. If you want to nab anything I post, please acknowledge where it came from.
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34 Responses to A Little Light Dusting #mondaymotivations #flashfiction

  1. Ritu says:
    January 28, 2017 at 1:31 pm

    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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  3. Phil Taylor says:
    January 28, 2017 at 2:40 pm

    Euphoria Plain? That is one great character name!

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  4. Eileen says:
    January 28, 2017 at 3:33 pm

    Oh my……wouldn’t want to be there when it wore off!

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  5. vanbytheriver says:
    January 28, 2017 at 4:02 pm

    Oh, no. Euphoria…great name to be in the right place, right time ???

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  6. Erika Kind says:
    January 28, 2017 at 4:17 pm

    Haha…. it was meant to be…. lol!!!

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  7. thecontentedcrafter says:
    January 28, 2017 at 6:33 pm

    There’s trouble a-brewing………

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  8. Let's CUT the Crap! says:
    January 28, 2017 at 7:22 pm

    😀 😀 😀 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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  9. Sacha Black says:
    January 28, 2017 at 10:15 pm

    pahahahaha OUTRAGEOUS!

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  10. noelleg44 says:
    January 28, 2017 at 10:40 pm

    Euphoria? Of COURSE she found the coke, but how did she get it into the parents? Martin? A loser…

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  12. Anabel Marsh says:
    January 29, 2017 at 10:27 am

    So funny! A nice Sunday morning read.

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  14. Annika Perry says:
    January 30, 2017 at 9:20 pm

    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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  15. Hugh's Views and News says:
    January 31, 2017 at 12:33 pm

    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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  16. Charli Mills says:
    February 1, 2017 at 4:59 am

    Clever idea to turn the word into a name. Great outcome for that awkward first meeting with the folks.

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