“There’s nothing like an argument over dessert,” I flung a spoonful of whipped cream onto his cherry pie.
He stabbed a piece, shoved it in his mouth, and pointed the fork at me. “You started it.”
“Lovely. Now we’re twelve?”
He leaned back, arms crossed. “Go to hell.”
“Maybe,” I shrugged. “Maybe I’ll even see you there. But, for me, not today.”
“What’s that supposed to…” he grabbed his throat, glaring at me.
“Don’t worry, love,” I took a bite of my chocolate cake. “The choking won’t last long. Your heart will give out before it becomes too uncomfortable.”
Flash Fiction Challenge over at Carrot Ranch
July 20, 2017 prompt: Pie – In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that features a pie.
Lemon Shark Reef 
You sound like a keeper!
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Erm… Thank you? I’ll take that as a compliment. 🙂
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well, pie does rhyme with die
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Well. Yes it does. 😄 Indeed.
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Now I want to know what she flavored the pie with. I’m going to go with honey, rather than sugar. Poor guy was deathly allergic to bees and she’ll sweetened the entire filling with their poison. It was as defendable in court as it was delicious. “I had no idea, your honor! Really I was just thinking about his waistline!”
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Should I be worried?
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Hahaha! Evil!
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Only slightly. 😉
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Oooh, Sarah – what a finish!
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Thank you! 🙂 That’s always fun.
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Love it! She was so considerate, thinking of his comfort, right to the end. Brilliant!
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Haha! Yes, that was considerate of her. 😄
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Ha! You’re brilliant. ❤ #mast
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Right back at ya. #mast 💙 Thanks!
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Why am I laughing? Probably by the droll comment at the end. Great little story. 🙂
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Because you have a delightfully twisted sense of humor? Like me? 🙂🙃 Thanks, Diana.
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Where the prompt leads… she ate pie, he ate cake… hmmm….
nice twisted tale…
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I don’t think she’d touch that pie… 😉 It was made specially for him. Thanks!
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Agreed, I think I tweaked my wording.Oops. And one should be careful around here. Could be a fatal mistake.
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Love your twists. I also liked the dialogue. You got it perfectly. “Now we’re twelve”. If I get served pie when the other eats cake I’ll think twice about swallowing.
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I’ll think twice, too. 😄 Something suspicious about baking a pie, serving it to someone, then not eating it. Especially if there’s arguing involved.
“Now we’re twelve.” Yes. Don’t you feel like that sometimes? I just want to say that out loud to some people. Thanks, Irene.
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Brilliant. Cinematic. Reminded me of a 4th of July I spent with my ex. I should have used the same seasoning you used 🙂 Instead, I was out of there a week later.
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The secret’s in the seasoning! 😄 Thanks, Jeanne.
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At least she dished it up with whipped cream! Nothing like a good argument to distract a spouse from his own taste of doom. Great dialog, too!
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Thanks, Charli. Yes, whipped cream is always a nice touch. 😉 Even if your intent is to murder, one should not overlook the little things.
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Yikes! This is why I try not to argue with my spouse. I don’t always succeed but so far no baked goods have done me in so there is that…
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As long as there are no baked goods involved, I think you’re okay. 😄
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