FLAMES OF DESIRE

She wanted to be faithful.

But she couldn’t ignore the feelings rising inside her. Her senses heightening. That familiar yearning.

She felt the moistness on her lips, her tongue gently lingering around her mouth. The anticipation of that new rush of excitement, the new smell, the sweet new taste, the forbidden textures.

He had forgiven past betrayals. How much could one man take? They had sworn joint commitment this time.

It was no use. Agnes could not resist that primal urge.

‘And one of those, please.’ She pointed at the jam and cream-filled pastry.

The nagging guilt fluttered by, unacknowledged.


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Copyright Anshu Bhojnagarwala

Written as part of the Friday Fictioneers challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields (more details HERE). The idea is to write a short story of 100 words based on the photo prompt (above).

To read stories of 100 words based on this week’s prompt, visit HERE.

Read more of Agnes and Archie’s stories HERE.

142 responses to “FLAMES OF DESIRE”

  1. beautiful benighted bathos

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  2. What a twist!! I feel hungry now, for some reason. 🙂 Awesome write, Iain!

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  3. Ah! the lust for something sweet. Not sure many can resist that. Nicely done, Iain.

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    1. I know I certainly can’t!

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  4. Hard to disagree with Wilde: I can resist anything but temptation

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    1. He expresses these things so well.

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  5. Yum! That was delicious iain.

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  6. Beautifully told, I felt I was being taken along with it and sensed it was going to be food – or liquor. Very real temptations both.

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    1. So many temptations to try and ignore.

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  7. LOL – I wasn’t expecting that!

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  8. So much passion for cream filled pastries! No doubt they are tempting.

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  9. Interesting title and smart story.
    All’s well that ends with dessert, if not, at least ends with sweet thoughts!
    Pastries are fine and a better “sin” to indulge in 🙂
    The Night of Bonfire – Anita

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    1. Once in a while is not a sin 😉

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  10. I didn’t see that coming, great take on the prompt!

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  11. If I were going to succumb in that way, it would take more than a jam and cream filled pastry. Now for a vanilla slice… Nice twist Iain.

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    1. You are a woman of good taste Sandra!

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  12. hahaha . Brilliant! And tasty too!

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  13. I can’t imagine a better ending than this! Love it.

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  14. Dear Iain,

    What a misdirect! Some of us have a sensual relationship with food, don’t we? Well done.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. I certainly do, too sensual I fear!! Thanks Rochelle

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  15. I can see that pastry. Millefeuille with crème patissier and strawberry jam, and icing lavished on top. Wretched man, you have me lusting for it!
    I liked the story too…

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    1. Haha, thanks Penny, I see I have stirred your senses!!

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  16. Delicious misdirect, Iain. Maybe my couple can indulge in your sweets after they indulge in mine…
    Like Sandra, would have to be something more decadent, though 😉

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    1. The two can go together quite nicely, don’t ya think?! 😉

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      1. Oh, absolutely!!

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  17. Good take. What a twist.

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  18. Most would succumb. Didn’t expect the ‘delicious twist’. Well done, Iain.

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    I am smiling all the way to the pudding trolley.

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    1. Thanks Michael – just the one now!

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  20. This is my life Iain! 🙂

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    1. Same here, I know I shouldn’t but…!

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  21. Haha! That’s brilliant. It’s difficult to stay faithful with such titillating temptations.

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    1. Especially when the alternative is carrots.

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  22. Great passion… forbidden fruits comes in many flavors

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    1. Strawberry is my favourite 😉

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  23. nice twist at the end. made me chuckle. 🙂

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    1. Thank you, glad to give you a laugh.

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  24. Haha, made me smile! Always love a good twist

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    1. Thank you Gisselle, always happy to raise a smile 🙂

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  25. Cake!! I didn’t expect that like the Spanish Inquisition! Brilliantly funny Iain

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    1. No one ever expects the Spanish Tart!

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  26. Such a heavy commitment. For me it’s chocolate.

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    1. Go on, treat yourself! 😉

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  27. Nicely done, Iain. Now that whole ‘forgiveness’ thing … These people have GOT to get some better priorities … 😉
    Now, I’m going to look for some pastry … Eclairs sound just about right! 😉

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  28. Delicious pastries and desert with a good read. Nicely done!

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  29. Deliciously told, Iain! And cheating on a diet is even worse when you’ve jointly committed to it. But then, that’s why they call them primal urges…

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    1. She may get found out in the end!

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      1. As in the classic mysteries, the crumbs tell the tale!

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  30. Quite unexpected! What a delicious turn of events. Now I also crave for one of those pastries 😉

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  31. As with most sins, this seems to be totally worth it, till the morning after…when she will get on to the weighing scale!

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    1. Extra gym classes required

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  32. Ha, nice twist! Go for it, girl!

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  33. Love the language of temptation and the pastry lust ending !

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  34. Creatively misleading. You had me there!👌👌👌

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  35. I anticipated the humor, as you built us toward something else. 😉

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  36. hehe, I love this. And I share the passion, sadly. Great use of the senses, and what a twist.

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    1. It seems a lot of us Friday Fictioneers give in to this temptation!

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  37. Oh my goodness, I was not expecting that ending at all! Brilliantly written as usual. I certainly can relate to Agnes’ passion for jam and cream-filled pastry (yum).

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    1. Ha, thank you Brenda 🙂

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  38. Great twist. So thought it was going to get dirty!

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    1. It is, just dirty food lol!

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      1. Well those darn foodies 🙂

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  39. Delectable delicacies demand their due!!! Bring on the pastries!!

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  40. Oh my gosh! I am sitting at the wonderful DMV waiting and waiting and so passing time by reading. Had to hold back my laughter! Was not prepared for that twist! 🙂

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    1. Haha, hope you managed to hold in the laughter and not get any ‘looks’! 🙂

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      1. My lips are sealed! 🙂

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  41. Hahaha love this. Oh it was totally me yesterday!

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    1. I hope you gave in to temptation with no regrets!

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  42. Nice buildup to a silly ending. Some covenants were meant to be broken. 🍪🍪🍪

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  43. Perhaps he can forgive her one more time, if she picks up a sweet for him that is!

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    1. That’s true – I bet he wouldn’t complain!

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  44. Excellent take on dieting. I can relate to what she’s feeling. The same thing happens to me when I catch the scent of fresh pastries coming from the bakery.

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    1. It’s difficult to pass up an opportunity.

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  45. blessed are the weak willed, jam filled pastry – irresistible. A nice piece of miss-direction, enjoyed reading this.

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    1. Thank you James, glad you enjoyed.

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  46. Some temptations are hard to resist, and this one definitely is. A refreshing take on the prompt.

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  47. I love it. The tension, the forbidden lust, then the finish, all for a cake. 🙂

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    1. Cakes can do this to me!

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