Jeremy stared at the bread, horrorstruck. It was the fifth heart.
Maybe the sixth.
Last week, he’d gone to a fortuneteller and somehow a seven-of-hearts had gotten stuck in the tarot deck. The fortuneteller gamely forged ahead, declaring he would die after seeing seven hearts.
Now he’d seen five—maybe six: that cloud had either been a heart or a camel.
Jeremy finished making his sandwich and left for work. Stepping outside, he heard a screech of metal. He looked up just as the heart from a new erotic cake bakery sign bore down.
It wasn’t a camel, he thought.
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September 15th, 2017 at 3:02 am
And he doesn’t get to enjoy the ‘erotic cake bakery’ either!
September 15th, 2017 at 6:06 am
Too bad for Jeremy. Now, tell me more about the erotic cake bakery. I bet they whip up quite a cream frosting.
September 15th, 2017 at 9:42 pm
I’ll bet. 🙂
September 15th, 2017 at 6:50 am
I hate to be a lusty copycat, but I too can’t get passed the erotic bakery. Banana cream pie in the shape of a ….OOPS.
Your imagination, vivid, original, funny….will always impress me.
I’m going to be on the lookout for hearts. Your Biggest Fan
September 15th, 2017 at 9:40 pm
Yeah, be careful, they sneak up on you. 🙂
September 16th, 2017 at 7:19 am
I’m on the look-out…:)
September 15th, 2017 at 11:46 am
Great use of the photo prompt, and I love that last line.
September 15th, 2017 at 9:34 pm
Thanks!
September 15th, 2017 at 1:20 pm
Oh, what a cruel way to go! Love it! Poor guy finally got ‘creamed’…. sorry, had to be said.
September 15th, 2017 at 9:34 pm
Haha, nice. Glad you liked it, Jelli.
September 15th, 2017 at 1:40 pm
Oh, I LOVE dark stories. Good one! Shiver and Chill!
September 15th, 2017 at 9:32 pm
Hehe, thanks! Glad you liked it.
September 15th, 2017 at 2:00 pm
Dead by an erotic cake bakery sign?
Pray tell, what store is that?
I’m dying to write some puns about erotic buns, wedgies, carrot cakes, lady fingers, pound cakes, whipped cream, nut logs, and all sorts of rolls. But I’ll remain genteel.
Randy
PS good story, too. Ha.
September 15th, 2017 at 9:31 pm
Thanks, Randy. You can write that story for next week. 🙂
September 15th, 2017 at 2:44 pm
Amazing where you can see hearts, and how those fortunetellers are always right. Great last line, in the blink of an eye he confirmed his worst fears.
September 15th, 2017 at 2:46 pm
Amazing where you can see hearts. Great last line confirming his fears.
September 15th, 2017 at 9:31 pm
Thanks, Sarah. 🙂
September 15th, 2017 at 3:22 pm
Oy! Poor guy. Wait–an erotic bakery? Really? I must be getting old.
September 15th, 2017 at 9:30 pm
Well, I’ve never seen them myself, but I hear they exist. 🙂
September 15th, 2017 at 9:37 pm
Something about asking for signs…
Well done! XD
September 17th, 2017 at 8:01 pm
Hehe. Thanks.
September 16th, 2017 at 5:09 am
Loved the ending. Phew…. Sitting in my balcony, I am just trying to imagine the cloud which got him confused between heart and camel. 😉
It would have been so much better if he was to see 7 actual hearts rather than shapes. Might have not died that early….. :B
September 17th, 2017 at 8:00 pm
Yeah, the fortuneteller should have been more specific. 🙂 Thanks so much for reading my stories. Glad you like my writing.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:49 pm
Wonderfully quirky story. Great take on the prompt.
September 17th, 2017 at 7:46 pm
🙂 Thanks.
September 17th, 2017 at 6:29 am
Dear David,
I’ve read that an evil generation asks for a sign. Decadent bakery indeed. Do the cakes come with chains and on leather plates. Yeah…I’m as bad as the rest. A pun is the lowest form of pastry. Love seeing your warped mind in print. I’ve missed it.
Shalom,
Rochelle
(I look forward to seeing your reply in a couple of months. 😉 )
September 17th, 2017 at 7:45 pm
Rochelle, I must be recovering since WordPress tells me it’s only been 13 hours. 🙂 As a longtime baker yourself, I will let you judge the merits of erotic cakes. Apparently there is some market for them.
September 17th, 2017 at 8:06 pm
I’ve seen a few erotic cakes in my time, David. One popular number was made with a banana and two cupcakes. Need I elaborate further? 😉