We once promised to cross the imaginary line when we’re both single at 30. He surely have forgotten that, I don’t.
Partners in crime since we’re three, our friendship has gone a long way already. Always, we drifted apart when he falls in love, which happened a lot!
“Hey clumsy, what are you thinking,” he said as he adjusts my sandal’s faulty buckle.
I smiled.
“You know, I can fix your clumsiness forever.”
“Wha–“
“You are turning thirty now and we have a pact…”
“Oh.”
Our intense locked eyes, our flushed cheeks, our rapid heartbeats and our in sync, silent breaths finally signalled the ending of our almost three-decade-long friendship.
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Word count: 110
©2016 Rosemawrites@A Reading Writer. All Rights Reserved.
Photo credit: Barb CT
In response to Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) April 12, 2016.
Rules:
- a flash fiction challenge (stories in 100-175 words or less)
- each story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end
- no serial (continuation) stories
- include a pingback to the challenge post
Thank you for the lovely prompt, Priceless Joy! 
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Oooh! I wish this turns into a long story! The thought of, ‘what happens next?’ is in my head now 😀 Haha
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Oh no! HAHAHAHAHA.. I surely do not know what would happen next… but because you asked my ‘muse’ might create one! 😀
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Get your “muse” to muse away! Lovely write, my dear baini 😉
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awwww! thank you dear, Nandita! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Oh my! Is this the end-end or the end of friends, start of lovers?!?!
Great take on the prompt ☺
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yeah! you got it right! 😀 Thank you kay!
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Great story!!
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thank you! 😀 😀 😀 will read yours soon!
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Awww, after a 27 year long friendship, they are finally falling in love! I love the happy ending, Rosema! Great story!
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yeah… they’ve been in love but they are both afraid to go beyond friendship. thus, the creation of the pact. 🙂
something sweet for you, dear PJ! 🙂
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Thank you so much!!
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Sounds like love! Cute story.
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yay! thank you, Jenn! 😀
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Oooh, this is the beginning of a sweet and sexy romance novel, is it not? ;D Great story, Rosema!
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now i am feeling a bit pressured right now. you are the second person to say this is just the beginning. haha.
thank you!
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That’s what happens when you write such an awesome story, Rosema! ;D
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Hahaha! Thank you, Jade! ❤
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Clever title! They are unfriended because they are moving beyond friendship. The title and the content (and the photo) inspire a romantic-comedy feature film. So I guess a screenplay should be coming!
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yeah! you got it! 😀 haha! thank you! 😀 a screenplay! Geez! I have written one, when I was in high school. 😀
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30 seems old before you are coming upon it in age. Then you see that in the big picture, it’s not that old at all. So many people don’t marry until they are well into their thirties or have kids. I don’t think she should call it quits yet and honour the deal, there’s much time before her. Well written!
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That is true, Mandi. 🙂 Though this two have been through a lot. And secretly, they are both waiting for that age so they can finally let go, end their friendship, and start some loving. 😀
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Oh I see. I wasn’t sure he was too in to it. Good that he is 😉
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he is. he tried falling in love with other girls. but the more he tries the more he learns there is no one like his bestfriend.
(yay, sorry. I am getting so cheesy in here. haha)
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Hehe it’s okay. Sometimes we don’t notice the obvious person when it comes to girlfriends/boyfriends/partners. It’s very true to life. Nice job 🙂
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haha. i spilled it all out. 😀 thank you for listening, my friend! 😀
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WOWZA–Steamy!!
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yay! thank you, Azul! ❤
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Most welcome 🙂
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Reminds me of Chandler and Monica lol. Taking friendship to the next level – perfect. 🙂
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so I looked for Chandler and Monica and learned that they are from the hit show F.R.I.E.N.D.S.!!
Thank you very much for the compliment, dear Annie! 😀
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Ah, the marriage pact. Seems so silly now, but friends holding out shouldn’t hold out — as evidenced by your story!
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Yes. That is true. Thank you! 🙂 Though it’s really hard to go beyond friendship, because when a relationship ends you cannot be friends anymore. (or you can but it’s uncertain). 🙂
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I don’t know that I was ever really and truly able to be friends because I’d either lost a love or had my heart broken…but I’d like to think it’s possible 😉
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it is, I’d like to think it is. 🙂
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That is just sweet!!
@Samantha/samratkel from
Shadow Realities
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thank you so much, Sam! 🙂
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What happened? What happened next? Did she get him 😉
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Yay! Thank you, Jacq! 😀 Yes… she got him!
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🙂
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