Eating Out
“A
long time since I see you in my restaurant, but still I remember what
you order with your wife! You will have a banana flower salad, seafood
nem, crispy squid and prawns steamed in beer, yes?”
Inwardly
I groaned. We had been here about half a dozen times and that was over
three years ago... a lifetime ago. “Uhh, that’s what I used to order
with my ex-girlfriend - I’d like to introduce you to my wife, we’d like
to see a menu please.”
I
know this is meant to be Five Sentence Fiction, but this is
unfortunately based on a true event. I saw the funny side of it, but Tho
wasn’t overly impressed. For a city of six million, Hanoi is a small town. The prompt for this week is awkward.
I've been to restaurants like this. Thanks for bringing back the memories!
ReplyDeleteThat made me laugh!
ReplyDeleteThat made me hungry! The story is very neatly crafted. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Denis--you've made me hungry! What an awkward moment, though...
ReplyDeleteThanks, I am glad you all liked the story
ReplyDeleteOh no! A tough situation, but it really did make me laugh. Yikes :)
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