Love and Ice Cream

An unlikely meeting

“Hi”

“Oh, sorry I’ll move out of your way.”

“No, no, it’s fine. Why are you out here?”

“I went shopping and locked myself out. Smart right?”

“What did you buy?”

“Look in the bag.”

“Ice cream?”

“I know. I’m pathetic right?”

“What’s wrong with strawberry ice cream? it’s my favorite!” 

“It’s... all that’s in the bag.”

“ Oh…what happened?”

“My… My fiancé left me two weeks ago.”

“My wife left me five months ago, that’s why I moved here.”

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

“It’s fine... We should probably get you inside before the ice cream melts.”

“How?”

“ Ah, I know how to pick locks.”

“You…What?

“My brother taught me before he was caught.”

“Seems like you had an interesting life.”

“Maybe a bit, let me work for a sec.”

“Oh, wow, thanks.”

“Need help with the ice cream?”

“...I’d love some!”

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“Thanks”

“No Problem”

“Want some ice cream?”

“Love some.”

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“Why did she leave?”

“She didn’t like the way things were going.”

“And that means?”

“I don’t know. Why he’d leave?”

“He wanted a child.”

“And you didn’t?”

“I couldn’t.”

“I’m sorry.”

“It’s fine. I just think that love… means someone will stand by you.”

“Overlook your shortcomings.”

“Help you.”

“Trust you.”

“Yeah.”

“Yeah.”

Reviews

[Icarus Ascendant]

Cute and sweet its good short story, and its enough of a teaser to make you want to know more about both of them, and makes you want to know what happens next.