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Tanya looked at the cup in the bathroom and let the synapses fire in her brain.
2 toothbrushes, 2 toothbrushes, why the fuck were there 2 toothbrushes? Callum lived alone, there was only ever one toothbrush in that mug, another toothbrush could only mean one thing. Actually, if Tanya had given it further thought, then another toothbrush could mean a range of things but the one thing that had entered her head set up the barricades and was not letting any other thoughts in. Callum had another woman.
She sat in the armchair waiting for the rat to come back. He'd let her in and then run to the shops to buy wine. Make yourself at home he'd said to her, make yourself at home, obviously she wasn't the only one he'd said that too recently, the pig.
She heard the key in the lock and readied herself.
She crossed her arms and put her don't fuck with me face on.
'It's getting cold out there. ' Callum called from the kitchen as he lit the hob under the chilli he'd prepared earlier. Glad we've got this chil...'
His words petered out as he came into the room and saw the look on Tanya's face.
'Hey, what's up with you?'
'Callum,' Tanya's voice matched her face. 'How do you explain this?' She unfolded her arms and produced the offending article.
Callum was seconds away from replying, it's a toothbrush appearing from an armpit, but he read the look in her eye and stopped himself just in time.
'Why the fuck have you got two toothbrushes in the bathroom?'
Callum smiled
'Come here you softy.’ he went to cuddle Tanya but she pushed him away, hard.
Tanya looked at the cup in the bathroom and let the synapses fire in her brain.
2 toothbrushes, 2 toothbrushes, why the fuck were there 2 toothbrushes? Callum lived alone, there was only ever one toothbrush in that mug, another toothbrush could only mean one thing. Actually, if Tanya had given it further thought, then another toothbrush could mean a range of things but the one thing that had entered her head set up the barricades and was not letting any other thoughts in. Callum had another woman.
She sat in the armchair waiting for the rat to come back. He'd let her in and then run to the shops to buy wine. Make yourself at home he'd said to her, make yourself at home, obviously she wasn't the only one he'd said that too recently, the pig.
She heard the key in the lock and readied herself.
She crossed her arms and put her don't fuck with me face on.
'It's getting cold out there. ' Callum called from the kitchen as he lit the hob under the chilli he'd prepared earlier. Glad we've got this chil...'
His words petered out as he came into the room and saw the look on Tanya's face.
'Hey, what's up with you?'
'Callum,' Tanya's voice matched her face. 'How do you explain this?' She unfolded her arms and produced the offending article.
Callum was seconds away from replying, it's a toothbrush appearing from an armpit, but he read the look in her eye and stopped himself just in time.
'Why the fuck have you got two toothbrushes in the bathroom?'
Callum smiled
'Come here you softy.’ he went to cuddle Tanya but she pushed him away, hard.
'My dentist suggested having two brushes, a
hard one for the morning and a gentle one for the evening. He said it helps the
gums or something.
Tanya was rocked, she'd been expecting him to struggle for an answer, fumble for words, admit his guilt with hesitancy, that he answered immediately confused her.
'What?' Was all she managed to say.
Callum repeated his answer and then went to cuddle her again. This time she allowed him.
'God I was sure you...'
'Ssssh' Callum pulled her closer, 'I'd have thought the same.'
They hugged for a while before Callum spoke.
'Hey, let's eat this chilli before it burns.'
They ate in near silence but as soon as they'd finished Tanya took Callum's hand and led him through to the bedroom. Make up sex.
Ending 1
Tanya was rocked, she'd been expecting him to struggle for an answer, fumble for words, admit his guilt with hesitancy, that he answered immediately confused her.
'What?' Was all she managed to say.
Callum repeated his answer and then went to cuddle her again. This time she allowed him.
'God I was sure you...'
'Ssssh' Callum pulled her closer, 'I'd have thought the same.'
They hugged for a while before Callum spoke.
'Hey, let's eat this chilli before it burns.'
They ate in near silence but as soon as they'd finished Tanya took Callum's hand and led him through to the bedroom. Make up sex.
Ending 1
The next morning, after Tanya had gone, Callum
noticed that she'd left her toothbrush there, there were now three in the mug.
He opened the cupboard under the sink and dropped her toothbrush into the other
mug with the other two.
Ending 2
The next morning Callum smiled when he saw
Tanya had forgotten her toothbrush. He shrugged, you know what he thought, it
looks quite good next to mine.
Which ending do you prefer? Let me know in the comments,
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Which ending do you prefer? Let me know in the comments,
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1 :)
ReplyDelete:):) oh, the second one is more optimistic and I would like it to happen in real life but it suggests the end of the story, something like "and they lived happily ever after....". The first ending promises some continuation..... :-D ;-)
ReplyDeletesorry - the other way round - ending 2 more optimistic:)
ReplyDeleteBoth mixed opcions.. He dropped her toothbrush with other ones of him..cos it looks good for him and maybe she also could have another one too, for mornings. :-)
ReplyDeletesheer mastery in short story telling :-) I am lying here on saturday thinking what to read and then randomly pick this one ... and this is great:-) really skillful
ReplyDeleteI think this should be an archive story today.
ReplyDeletea. Two women, one man, betrayal - like in todays story
B. Original ending (two twists in a tail)