IAIN KELLY

THE PROPOSAL

They had been friends since the first day of school.

Archie knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.

Tomorrow he left for University, leaving home and starting a new life in a new city.

He knew Agnes was staying at home with her parents. Would she wait for him to return?

She arrived late as he stood freezing outside the cinema.

The cheap ring burned a hole in his pocket. Flustered, he pulled it out and looked into her eyes with a pleading hope.

She smiled and took his arm in hers, ‘About time.’


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Linking with Carrot Ranch Literary Community and their prompt Romance. The task is to write a story in 99 words using the prompt.

Read all the Archie and Agnes short stories: THE AGNES AND ARCHIE STORIES


christmas 2019

A JUSTIFIED STATE:
U.S.A. – AMAZON.COM      UNITED KINGDOM     AUSTRALIA  CANADA  INDIA   BRAZIL   MEXICO      GERMANY       FRANCE       SPAIN      ITALY    NETHERLANDS  JAPAN

STATE OF DENIAL:
U.S.A. / AMAZON.COM       UNITED KINGDOM    AUSTRALIA      CANADA
INDIA    BRAZIL   MEXICO     GERMANY       FRANCE       SPAIN     ITALY     NETHERLANDS
JAPAN

23 responses to “THE PROPOSAL”

    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you 🙂

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  1. tnkerr Avatar

    This, sir, is quite fine

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you very much 🙂

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  2. magickmermaid Avatar

    I love a happy ending! 🙂

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      We all do sometimes 🙂

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  3. scr4pl80 Avatar

    Even from the beginning she was snippy. Great short.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you Janet – he knew what he was getting into, and he wouldn’t have her any other way.

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  4. Charli Mills Avatar

    You managed to display tension and offer a sweet acceptance, Ian.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you Charli

      Like

  5. arunkrishnan22 Avatar

    Its a good one, glad that you made it a happy ending, not like the bitter one in real life.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you, real life is often such a let down!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you Jennie

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      1. Jennie Avatar

        You’re welcome, Iain.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you Susan 🙂

      Liked by 1 person

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  7. Robert Kirkendall Avatar

    I love a happy ending! 🙂
    It reminds of the final scene from The Apartment, one of my favorites.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Nice compliment, love that film too 🙂

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