Friday Fictioneers: Seeing Red


“Babe, please calm down!” I urged as I held onto the panic-bar for dear life. The night had started so well. We sat down for our date-night. I ordered the salmon, he the steak.

Then, it was like a switch flipped. The waiter brought our dishes, and he slammed his hands on the table. “Unacceptable!”

What’s unacceptable? I wondered. “Babe, sit down.”

“No, we’re leaving.” He grabbed my hand, pulled me out of the door, and into the car in mere minutes.

“Babe, you need to calm down.” I said again as he turned to me with glowing red eyes.

(100 words)

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