Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Pep Talk

My lackadaisical efforts at dressing should have been a dead giveaway. Here I was, playing the fashion victim while grocery shopping for beer, ice cream and cookies. I didn't even care that the shirt I was wearing was stained with yesterday's flavors. I was there for caloric comfort, and not much else except a couple of movies to get me through the weekend.

The signs were there, if I'd been paying attention, but I was too busy choosing between Banana Split and Mint Chocolate Chip to notice. I walked out of the store with my purchases, cursing that it was 100 feet to my car. 

It wasn't until I was beached on the couch, the Mint Chocolate Chip container settled underneath my chin, spoon in hand, that it hit me.  I need to get myself some sweatpants, I thought, and it was as if a lightning bolt had hit me.

I had never owned a pair of sweatpants in my life. What was wrong with me?

I was obviously in some sort of a funk. 

There might have been a man at the heart of my gloom, but he didn't really matter anymore. I had never been the sort of girl to mope about.  It was time to get myself out of this rut. 

I turned off the movie, left the ice cream to melt in the sink, and showered. Then I dressed in my favorite dark jeans and boots and grabbed a dark shirt that wouldn't show any blood. I pulled my dark hair into a pony tail and tucked it underneath a blonde wig, and smiled at myself in the mirror.  My razor was already in my purse with the gloves, just in case I needed it. I was going hunting, and whether I found a good candidate or not, the anticipation got my blood humming. 

I felt better already.






The prompt is the third definition of FUNK.

12 comments:

  1. You scare me a little. You know, sometimes? ;)

    here I was all prepared to read about her sweatpants and romantic comedy marathon but I should have known better...
    (do you watch House of Cards? It's SOOOO good) a little "release" is always the best remedy for a broken heart.

    Sometimes. ;)

    (she could have just gotten her one night stand on. Geesh! LOL)

    This is fantastic (as if you do anything else)

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  2. Whoah lady, I was just settling in for the ice cream and then you went out for kill!!!!!

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  3. Seriously....thought you had started out talking about yourself until I read the man troubles bit.....then I knew....I got excited ready to read the rest......Who did she find?????

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  4. Oh my oh my oh my! I was totally taken off guard! Going out for the night has taken on a new meaning! I loved this, what men make us do? {shaking head} :)

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  5. Oh my gosh finish it already! I kind of NEED the next chapter of this one.

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  6. Wonderfully written! Thanks for sharing this treat.

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  7. Yikes! She should've just bought some sweat pants instead. Great twist!

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  8. bahahaha I freaking love the turn this took. reminds me of my piece in a way. ;)

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  9. Holy shit, Tina. There's this total epiphany with the sweatpants and I was like, you go, girl! and then, wait. So she's gonna go cut the sweatpants off some dude? Whoa! Hardcore. But she let the ice cream melt????? Sheesh.

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  10. I loved this piece, Tina, and totally did not see where you were headed, which was an excellent surprise. And I love Kymm's comment above so much. What she said too. :)

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  11. not a lot of leeway for your character there - one extreme or the other - now i know why i am afraid of overly happy people

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  12. Oh man, I was all nodding my head about the sweat pants thing and then bam! :-) This is really well written. Thanks for linking up! So sad about the ice cream.

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