Under My Umbrella

Here we are… no, here U are! We’ve arrived at the letter U on the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge. I’m writing 100-word flash fiction every day for the month, and U are providing my prompts each day. Thank U so much!! Yesterday’s comments yielded yet another bumper crop of imagination-stirring ideas. Unfortunately, I can only pick one (at least for today… I may dip into this pool for future flash stories). And the one I chose was from Jane Burgess. When I saw the phrase, my first thought was the song “Bus Stop” by The Hollies* (“Bus stop, wet day, she’s there, I say, “Please share my umbrella.” Bus stop, bus goes, she stays, love grows under my umbrella…”). This suggests a love story. Is that where I take it? Let’s see…

UNDER MY UMBRELLA

“Thank you! You don’t mind sharing?”

“Not in the slightest. You have far to go?”

“Just the end of the street. I hate this rain.”

“It’s Seattle. You get used to it. The name’s Thomas.”

“Jerry. I’d shake your hand but… full hands.”

“Consider us met. Shopping?”

“Work.”

“Taking work home? That’s dedication.”

“It’s important, as I’m sure you appreciate.”

“I take work home too, sometimes.”

“Here we are. Thanks, Thomas. Mind holding my bag while I get the door?”

“Of course, Jerry.”

“Hello? Bugs? The mouse is in the house. I have the shopping. Will be in touch later.”

We have some tricky letters coming up at the tale end of the alphabet. What should be the theme of tomorrow’s V story? Suggestions in the comments, please! 🙂

* Side note: The song “Bus Stop” was written by a young Graham Gouldman who went on to become one of the founding members of the group 10cc.