Short Story
Ice Cream Decision
Decisions are hard to make sometimes. I walk in and there was the tinkle of a bell. The line is quite long but it seems to be moving fast. I stand in the queue and start scanning the ice cream flavours. Why am I here all by myself? Well, my boyfriend of four years just broke up with me or was it I with him? It was mutual? Yeah, we were growing distant for some time yet, he was still my best friend and I think I lost a friend over a boyfriend. So I took the day off and I’m standing in a cool air conditioned ice cream parlour. I scan the items in the menu: Cherry vanilla- that sounds interesting and nope it’s made with coconut milk that has grease spelled all over that. Okay, non- vegan options: chocolate, rainbow swirl, lavender maple, maple walnut, chestnut s’mores, vanilla, cinnamon chocolate, mango-raspberry, rose-strawberry, watermelon- weird didn’t know watermelon could be an ice cream flavour. Cinnamon chocolate sounds good. However, I’ve got a box of chocolate salted caramels waiting for me at home. So, maybe I will skip the chocolate. What else do they have? Bubblegum-eww, mint chocolate- super bleh, mint lavender- that can’t be much better. The line is slowly moving up shoot! I need to pick, panic starts to settle in my stomach. Rose-strawberry? But I don’t like strawberry ice cream. Oh wait, there’s a whole other board: lemon-blueberry that might be good. Lemon meringue pie, passion fruit mint- what’s with all the mint. Oh no, they also have cones to choose from? Ooo waffle cone is always yummy! Oh but what if they loaded it up and it falls. I hate that and it’s happened so often. Okay, cones are out so that leaves wait they have waffle bowls- oh but it’s five dollars for that. Regular cup it is. Toppings? Hmm sprinkles are fun, but gummy bears taste great after being frozen. It’s almost my turn I’m one person away. Okay, it’s decided lemon blueberry with gummy bears as a topping and in a regular cup.
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