“You’ll get your alimony check when it’s due, same as last month and the month before that and the month before that, and that’s when you’ll always get it, and I don’t care if you can’t budget yourself,” Allan says wearily. “You know, Torrey, I couldn’t afford to be married to you and I can’t afford to be divorced from you either.”
“Well, I always was out of your league.”
“Out of my something, anyway,” Allan snaps. “You like to think you’re twenty-four carat, but you’re just gold-plated. A gold-plated, gold-digging pain in my…wallet.”
Every week, Ivy at Uncharted hosts the Six Sentence Stories flash fiction linkup and blog hop. This vignette from The Life and Times of Jane Doe is in response to this week’s cue: “plate.” Come join us!
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OUCH! Gold plated! Not 24 carat…EPIC. I’m jealous .
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Aw, thanks!
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Ouch, indeed. Gold-digger is one thing no one wants to be called, even if it is true.
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The truth hurts!
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Gold-plated….. a good take on the prompt. Divorce is bitter and alimony pinches the purse.
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Thank you!
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Oh dear, this divorce is anything but amicable! Great six.
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Thank you!
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eventually Allan will have to learn to stop holding back and express how he really feels.
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I’m not sure. It might be healthier this way– depending how much he ticks her off!
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Clever use of the prompt!
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Thanks for stopping by!
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A six sentence summary of some situations. Nicely done,
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Thanks, D!
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Ouch – a direct and descriptive insult for sure.
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Thanks!
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