An American Dreamscape
by YL Chong
Hopeful orange, yellow and red in the background, fronted by dark blue and purple and sardonic blacks, a bit gloomy. It is sunset in Oklahoma, but it may well pass off as sunrise back home.
Mei Lee said she was only leaving for a short sabbatical on a scholarship gifted her on the basis of a thesis I helped her craft. She swore she would be back in Singapore "in less than eighteen months", and we will then talk "wedding bells".
As I look out at this mystical landscape, I was looking forward towards an enchanting candle-light dinner. Until an hour ago -- and her excited voice still echoes in my ear: "My internship has been extended by another six months. Honey, I will be delayed a little tonight, seeya!"
So my fiancée wants to campaign for a candidate aspiring to become the first female president, can I begrudge her? The colours on the horizon seem forebodingly darker now.
The handphone intones a message. "Sorry, missed my flight. See you tomorrow moUrn!" She even forgot to end with our XoXo signature!
I feel the initial tear-drops warming my cheeks. I reach out for Reception, wanting to book the next flight home.
Just then the door-bell rings. I open the door, and there she is -- Mei Lee resplendent in a short-skirted dress in sexy red.
"The sms just now, you..." I mumble.
"American humour I picked up along the by-ways," she intones, pressing her dreamscape XoXo on my lips.
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23 comments:
A nice read... The dog-tail twist.
Liked this one - full views of both characters and a nice finale twist!
Oh, an easy going nice story, I liked it.
Uplifting and happy. A nice story.
Abhinav:
I'm glad you twisted in laughter -- not so loud please, don't want to wake the sleeping doggie!:)
katie hart:
Consider thou privileged you had/have "full views" of the two characters -- please tell me what happens after the dinner!:)
Meanwhile, let's join abhinav in doin' the Twist...
szelsofa:
Glad you like the dog's tale/tail!:0
The double " above thy name is "cute", signifies anything? I am familiar with the single ' above the e, not this cutie:)
church lady:
"Uplifting and happy" -- exactly how I felt while crafting the 247-word Twistie.
Thanks to "AWE" the four Conversationists, will read your writes too if you had sent in your story and leave comment. It's delightful chatting with thee.
Yay! A happy story, for a change. Feels like a breath of fresh air.
I wonder if they'll get around to eating dinner...
;)
Hee:)
The double ' over a vowel alters the vowel, making it to another one. These are Hungarian characters.
Good story and all told within 250 words. Nicely done.
sara hina:
Iam sure dinner will be savoured;I am waiting for fellow writer katie hart to entertain us with her peek!:)
Thanks for brinigin' the evening breeze into my room2:):)
SzelsoFa 2X:
Thanks for explanation; ah, Hungary. If you make it to millinaire, sponsor a free tic for Desi to visit thee? Vice versa if I reach my 20mil SPIRITEdesTINATIO.:) I will flood you with local writer's brew -- Tehtarik ("pulled tea" in my nationallanguage, Bahsa Malaysia:)
Anti-Wife:
Glad you enjoy the short read:) What I ENJOY most in taking part in Jason's regular contests is the camaraderie fostered among us -- not-so-shy let our mind fly --"wordsmiths", yes!:):)
You're funny.
If I were a millionaire, I would definitely travel to lots of places in the world, including Malaysia as well :)
And would like you to see our country as well, so yes, I would support your coming here :)
Any chances of your becoming a millionaire?
Yes, this is nice and easygoing. I like it.
I also like the camaraderie here. It's my favorite part.
szelsofa 3X:
Writers are funny people indeed; instead of chasing the almighty dollar, they pen in poverty mostly (some lucky after going 6 ft under, and the lazy-bummer heirs ENJOY their sweat!:(
When I become a milli0naire, the first place I'd visit will be Hungary, then wehop over to say "Hi-dare" to Jason, yes!Answering thy Q, yes, Malaysia makes at least one or 2 millionaires via a once-in-3-weeks lottery, of 7+1 digit numbers. So it's unlikely Desi has such luck, but Hope springs eternal aong us (US2) writ(H)ers, yes!:)
PS: Just came here from Word Verification: "exdim" is laughing at both of us!
beth:
Thanks for thy sweet words.
Welcome to the club of easy going chatterers. If thou art a milionaire -- or rich milliner? -- come over to Malaysia, but drop a note at my Blog first, eh?, and I'd buy thee Tehtarik!:):)
Sorry for a late reply to your comments here and at my story but my semester exams are on... :-(
You love tehtarik, don't you? We don't get tehtarik in India but a lot of other drinks ;-)
And take heart... I think the Malaysian English writer has arrived in you. Will check out more of your blog later...
abhinav:
I try to raise English standard via my Sunday columns, some I named desiderata.english. You praise me skywards -- moved by Jason's dawning pic, I preseume?
Yes, tehtarik (in our national language Bahasa Malaysia or "pulled tea" is writer's brewq here, with many joints open 24/7 to keep us lonely writHers company, and awake at naked hours of day/night:) Come over one day, and I'll flood thee in xxchange with your faves!:):)
THis one was so very sweet! I liked it alot because I actually felt his disappointment and then his elation - all in this short piece!
ello:
Thanks for peeping by at my random act of kindnurse?
I will drop more often at thy Blog to enjoy aMore of thy 'rites.
I am hapy you felt elated at my tiwst.:)
You got me. I was sure this was going dark. Very nice job! Thanks for the smile.
High marks.
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