Slippery

Sam sat down. Roger asked him if he’d canceled his engagement.

“Soon,” Sam said, looking away.

“The slippiest rocks are closest to the waterfall,” I said, not knowing if that was true, but thinking it sounded good.  “The closer you get to the edge, the harder it will be to stop from going over.”

“The word is ‘slipperiest,’” Sam said.  

“The nearer you get to the wedding, the harder it will be to call it off,” I said.

“I got the analogy,” Sam said, sounding worried and a little annoyed.

Cara sat down and pulled three napkins from her purse. She asked Sam which one he’d like to use at the wedding reception.

“Here’s my hairstylist’s card,” Cara said to Kim.  “He can fix anything.”

Today I’ll remember the slipperiest rocks are closest to the waterfall.

Dogged Determination ©2018 & 2019 by Ken Montrose

Dogged Determination is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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