Image courtesy of J Hardy Carroll
Sleep evades me. The longing for you is fierce and painful. I tell myself you’re no good for me, that I’m better off without you but there’s a void deep inside me that can’t be filled.
Again, I check the time. Not quite midnight. The night stretches before me long and slow. There’s a sinking, dawning realisation that I just can’t live without you.
I slip my feet into slippers, pad downstairs and there you are.
On the table.
Chocolate frosting glistening. Sponge light and soft.
Grabbing a knife and a plate I take you back to bed.
The diet can start next week.
The prompt made me smile, something you need, and very apt for me this week for those who have read about my 14 day sugar free challenge which you can read about here.
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The Longing was written for Friday Fictioneers. A weekly 100 word photo challenge inspired by a prompt. Read the other entries and/or join in over at host Rochelle’s blog here.
Nice twist, Louise
Thanks Neil.
I see a night of requited passion in store, followed by a painful separation in the morning. Nice twist.
She’ll have a good time!
Haha! Loved that unexpected ending!
Thank you!
Dear Louise,
Chocolate does call out in the middle of the night. I’ve heard it. Fun story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
It shouts very loudly to me!
I’m that way with cake, too. Crumbs in the bed are worth the price.
Definitely!
Ha, loved this. A very relatable tale 🙂
Thanks Iain!
What a delightful little twist at the end. Nice, upbeat tale. Thank you!
Makes a change for me to be upbeat!
Me, too! I went on the silly side this week.
Yeah – chocolate is not something you can just leave alone, even if it’s only the frosting. Day or night, it must be consumed.
Absolutely!
Great twist there and I fell right into it. I am a serious chocoholic myself, but am thinking I need to lose some weight to try to improve GORD. I’m feeling rather desperate.
Best wishes,
Rowena
Aww wishing you luck. I’m doing sugar free at the moment.
What an original, fun twist to the prompt… For some the attraction is just that strong!
For me it is!
My husband and I can have chocolate in the house for months ~ like it turns all white from age. But potato chips beware. See them, eat them all up.
That’s my downfall too!
Turning white does not make it bad 😉… but I hear you on the chips. What? You wanna put away half the mrga bag of chips? But it’s open… that means we MUST finish them off! Says me, every time…
Absolutely must finish them!
True love. 😀
Indeed!
Love the tongue in cheek–how else can one eat chocolate cake? I was all set for melodrama and thankful things took a different tun!
I am usually a tad overdramatic…
Phantom pains for chocolate… what a good thing the subject of longing was so easy to find.
Very close to home!
I wish I hadn’t read this -I’m trying to lose weight and thanks to you I’m now staring at a piece of chocolate cake!
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Hehe sorry!
Hee! I too have heard the call of the cake… 🙂
It’s very loud!
Sitting here with my laptop perched on my tummy, the last thing I need is chocolate cake.
I always need it, whether I should have it…
Must be National Choclolate Day… there is one, ya’ know. HAHAH! loveed it!
Thanks!
Damn that chocolate! He knows me so well. lol
And me!
Great twist.
Thanks.
Such temptation. Reminds me of my piece of poetry – Address to a Chocolate Cake.
Presently reading your book ‘The Sister”. I was delighted to discover you on this site, and reading you flash fiction.
Aww thanks James. Hope you enjoy it!
Awesome! Thankfully a chocolate truffle cake is on the way 😀
Thank you.
True midnight madness. Congrats on the novel! I’ll check it out
Thanks Susan!