Six Sentence Sunday again! This is from Bad Sex Karma, which I've posted about here and here.
Delia is hiding in the bathroom, after her weasel boyfriend broke up with her at their anniversary dinner. She's wondering why the "What Ifs"--her constant internal companions, also known as Worry, Dread, and Fear--didn't pick up on this potential disaster before it happened.
"How come the bad sex this morning didn't put you guys on high alert?" I growled.
In the next instant I heard a supersonic flush, and a puzzled matron with stiff blue hair waddled toward me from the very last stall, gazing at me with undeniable concern.
I tilted my head and put my hand on my ear, as if my Bluetooth were in place. "I can't hear you very well right now, so I'll have to call you back later, okay?"
The woman smiled at me, visibly relieved that I wasn't a crazy person, talking to myself.
No, I was just a crazy person, talking to my overactive anxieties instead.
Quick thinking :) good thing the blue haired woman didn't think to closely on what she'd said, lol. Fun 6.
Posted by: S. J. Maylee | July 29, 2012 at 08:30 AM
Good save!!! Well written scene.
Posted by: Cara Bristol | July 29, 2012 at 09:11 AM
S.J., thanks -- the blue-haired woman was probably glad to get out of there. LOL
Cara, thanks for the compliments!
Posted by: Donna Cummings | July 29, 2012 at 09:14 AM
LOL...love her quick thinking...very nicely written!
Posted by: Christine Warner | July 29, 2012 at 09:52 AM
Nice save there!
Posted by: Kate Warren | July 29, 2012 at 01:00 PM
Awkward and fun six!
Posted by: Monica Enderle Pierce | July 29, 2012 at 01:01 PM
Clever lady. Nice six.
Posted by: Lauren Murphy | July 29, 2012 at 02:13 PM
Quick thinking. Love her improvised skills. Score one for Delia!!
Posted by: Carrie Crain (Wildcats Wife) | July 29, 2012 at 03:41 PM
10 out of 10 for thinking on her feet. Well done Delia. :)
Posted by: Elin Gregory | July 29, 2012 at 04:09 PM
Thanks so much! Glad you all enjoyed Delia's improvisational skills. :)
Posted by: Donna Cummings | July 29, 2012 at 07:33 PM
That so totally rocks. OMG, what a fab six, Donna! I especially love the matron with stiff blue hair "waddling" from the stall. Talk about a great visual description!
Posted by: Mae Clair | July 29, 2012 at 08:01 PM
Good thing to remember when caught talking to myself--if only I had a Bluetooth. Great six.
Posted by: Virginia Kelly | July 29, 2012 at 09:52 PM
Mae, I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks!
Virginia, I'm thinking it's a good ruse to have on hand. LOL
Posted by: Donna Cummings | July 31, 2012 at 09:01 AM
Haha Brilliant! I'll have to use that excuse one of these days I'm caught doing the same thing.
Posted by: Jenny Hickman | August 01, 2012 at 01:39 PM