By Karen Saari
“Welcome, come in.” A man dressed in white smiled too broadly, and waved us through. “I’m glad you’re here. Join us!”
We were unsure. But we’d agreed to listen, and then decide.
The power-point was bullet fast: ‘Deep friendship’…‘Share resources’…
We were invited to a lunch of grilled salmon and homegrown salad. The room filled with a blinding level of sunlight and laughter. We sat at a table with another couple, and a cheery woman also dressed in white.
Using marriage telepathy, we decided it wasn’t for us. We headed to the front door—only to find it locked.
At least they fed you.
Lovely story and it made me laugh.
Thank you Kirsty! Yes, kind of reminds me of ‘our last meal’ 🙂
Delightful! 🙂 I feel like this at almost every timeshare spiel I attend. And the lunch is never as good as this.
LOL… Hope you still attend after this 🙂
Spot on, I’d say! Funny and creepy, both. Not an easy mix. Well done.
Thank you Laura, I consider that high praise coming from you! 🙂
Nice. Succinct & creepy 🙂
Thank you Mary Ruth – I’d rather have succinct creepy than anything else!
Marriage telepathy. Hee hee.
🙂 Thank you!
I love it. Short story for busy people. It’s kinda like a haiku. 🙂
Haha – a succinct and creepy haiku for busy people… Yeah, no big investment here! 🙂
Oh! How I adore this story!!! Well told!
Great twist Karen!
Wonderful, concise, fantastic ending, thanks for sharing this!
Very good story. Liked the twist ending; it was both humorous–and also somewhat sinister!