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Mall-Walking

June 20, 2017 2 Comments

By Fred Vogel

“I lost ten pounds after the break-up, so I guess it was worth it,” Esmeralda told her friend as they mall-walked past The Cheesecake Factory for the umpteenth time.

“Good for you,” her friend replied. “I gained like twenty pounds after Jerry left me.”

“Jerry was a big piece of crap,” Esmeralda said.

“I know, I know. But there was just something about him.”

“The only thing about him was the way he treated you.”

“He wasn’t really so bad.”

“He was screwing your sister!”

“I think he still is.”

“I’m hungry. Let’s get something to eat.”

“And drink.”

“And drink.”

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  1. Jo Patterson says

    June 20, 2017 at 4:54 am

    Liked this..very good read!

    Reply
  2. Jim bonnor says

    June 20, 2017 at 9:22 am

    Brought a smile to my face Fred

    Reply

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