Excellent Turned down for the prom, but... Next Best Thing by HarryT Flash 100 writing prompt entry

Jonathan clutched a long stem rose, stomach in knots. Susie was by her locker, wearing her cheerleader outfit. "Hi Susie," he whispered, “How bout prom?” His hand shaking, holding a long stem rose.  "Oh, Jon, that's sweet. But I'm going with Harry." Jon faced flushed bright red. He pulled the rose back. "Oh, I should have known, the quarterback.” Susie squeezed his arm, “I’m sorry.” Jon nodded, a lump forming in his throat and managed to say, “At least take the rose.” Susie said, “Thank you. Ask me for a date.” “How about next Saturday?” “I’d like that.” Susie said. Writing Prompt Write a flash fiction story. But you can only use 100 words. Exactly. Title does not count in the word count. Author Notes Picture is a Getty image.

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