94 Go With Your Gut

My gut instinct was she was too good to be true. I listened to my gut.

Beware! I see a life of misery with her.

How do you know? I ask my gut.

Look, you will always be an also-ran in her life--to her hotsy-totsy Hollywood friends, to her secret lovers--male and female, to her strength and to her convictions. And you see that little lady pistol she's got? Do you know she's used it before? Yes, and on better people than you.

I beg your pardon.

Yep, you're gonna be miserable. You're gonna hate her more than she's gonna hate you, which is hard to imagine. And what are you gonna get for it? A little lady bullet right to your big, fat head, that's what!

How do you know this? I ask.

I'm a hundred trillion guys in your gut. That's 1 x 10 to the 14th power, if anyone's counting. I only need 1 x 10 to the 10th for self-awareness. And all of us are talking to each other in here. How many orders of magnitude do you think I need for telepathy? Or even clairvoyance? I have orders of magnitude to spare, my dear host. That's how!

Oh, I thought. Then, I guess I should go with my gut.

Good call.

I'm still a little confused. I mean, you're actually seeing into the future.

1 x 10 to the 14th.

Yea, yea, I get that, I assure my gut. What I want to know is, while you seem to know my future, you seem to know hers, too.

She's got a gut, too, y'know. Do you think I'm talking with just you?

Oh, I see. Well, I understand how getting their point of view can be very informative.

Very. By the way, ya think you might wanna score with her anyway?

Sure, I told my gut. Why not? One night stand, then it's over. What's the harm in that?

You should know what she thinks of you, first. You're lucky she hasn't shot you yet.

I went with my gut. Paid the bill, walked her out of the diner, then ran like hell. But not as fast as she did.

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Word count (excluding notes): 365

Submitted for Wednesday, April 3, 2024

2024: A Story-a-Day for the whole year. This one is #94.

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