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“Oh no! I’m not trying that!” Stella curls her nose at the streaming cup before her.
“Just try it once. You’ll be hooked, just like me!” Mortimer inches it across the table at her.
“No! I’ll have none of that gruel!” Stella pushes it back, spilling half of it on the table.
They both watch as the foamy paste slowly deflates into a pool of red, orange clumps surrounded by water.
“I told you! Look at what you choose over our natural food!” Stella stands up her long pale face grimacing at her mate. “This is the reason our kind are disappearing! All processed foods!”
“It’s really good, though. You don’t have to hang out on dark alleys for food.” Mortimer looks at his spindly hands wringing then together. ” I suppose the thrill isn’t there. Pitty, that.”
“Shut the hell up! You are a vampire! You’re drinking blood substitute for a Kuerig!” Stella points out the blasphemous device. “Mother was right about you!”
Word count 158
Written as part of a challenge called Flash Fiction for the Aspiring Writer
Ha,ha! What a fun take. I like Mortimer’s adventurous spirit even if he’s a vampire 🙂
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Thank you for the kind words. I really thought using convenience as a touch of curse was fun play on prompt
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Great job. Mortimer seems to need some help with being a vamp.
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Convenience kills the soul of the best of us. 😉
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Funny! Even vampires are subject to substitute drinks!
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Everybody needs fast food these days. 😉
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Awesome twist at the end. Poor bloodsucker!
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Ha, nice twist Mark, well done.
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Thank you for the kind words. I was hoping for an original thought on this one.
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HHAHAHAHA! Love the twist at the end! Blood substitute for Keurig and Vampires! Great story, Mark!
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You would think they would have kept up with the times as welln wouldn’t youm ☺
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Hahaha! Yes!
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