With one eye on the clock, Bikram rushed around to ensure everything was in place.
Flowers: Check.
Her favourite music on the speakers: Check.
Champagne and candles: Check.
One last, nervous tug at his collar and a glance at the mirror told him this should work.
Smiling, he waited in the foyer. Five minutes later, the key in the lock announced Sheethal’s arrival. Without a glance at him, she walked into the dining space and saw the set up.
She crossed her arms, unimpressed.
“Bikram, a quick fix is not going to get you out of this one. Do better.”
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For this year’s A to Z Challenge, I’ve taken up the theme of
An Oxymoron rendered in micro-fiction.
Each day’s title will have one half of the oxymoron while the second half will be revealed towards the end of the post.
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Ha… it’s not so easy to impress her, is it… what’s next? … what did Bikam do? and can he cool her down… he has to think more… come on Bikam,
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Ah, someone sounds like trouble! Poor Bikram!
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Ah! Someone is in deep trouble!!
That’s a good one, Shailaja!!
Yeah, like Sanch said I never realised quick fix was an oxymoron. I wonder what he did.
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There was a glue called QuickFix that was very effective for craft-makers.
In life, we can’t “fix” certain things, no matter how hard we try. Tough to please certain people like Sheethal.
Do convey our best wishes to Bikram, Shailaja 🙂
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Oh dear!!! What had that man done??? I am more curious to know that!!!!
Whoa! She is angry 😛
That’s a great oxymoron 🙂
Bikram is in deep trouble.
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That she sounds mad, real mad! And Bikram was being too cliched anyway so I guess he deserved it.
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I almost thought she would crush his heart in the end. But this sounds so much more tense!!
Hmm has Bikram dones something really wrong? or is Sheetal really hard to impress?
Sheethal is completely in the right here. Bikram, on the other hand, the less said the better.
Another oxymoron that I didn’t know was an oxymoron! What did Bikram do? Does he get it right later on??
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Ditto with me! I was like is this an oxymoron? But I was too lazy to google 😛
Yeah, what happens next? What was he trying to fix?
Also, flowers, music and Champagne seems more than a quick fix. Something like that would blow me away! 😀
Yeah, I’m a simple person 🙂
Let’s just say champagne and candles won’t make things any better. He has a LOT to answer for. A LOT.
Just like Sanch, I too was surprised to note that quick fix is actually an oxymoron.
Learnt a new thing today 🙂
Bikram looks in deep trouble.
Smart use of a rather tricky alphabet -Q.
Keep those fab flash fiction stories coming!
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Ooh ! Quick fix !!!
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Gauging from he reaction, Bikram must have done something really bad. Loved the oxymoron 😀
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I wonder what the guy did. Love the way you have been using these oxymorons in your stories.
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I am liking the way you used the oxymorons. Bikram may not have expected that reaction from her.
I didn’t realise quick fix was an oxymoron as we use it so frequently but with the story, it makes so much sense.
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