Couple's night performance
This was based off a story idea submitted to the suggestion box by an anonymous submitter!
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...“I’m not so sure about this, Tommy.”
Thomas forced a smile for his girlfriend, sitting right across from him, a quivering mess of a woman amidst the sea of tables and couples attending the night’s venue. Six years into their relationship, Rose was the love of his life: naturally kind, charmingly dorky, and with the slightest bit of chub to her—which he absolutely loved to squeeze into. There’d be nothing Thomas would change about his girl. Well, maybe just a teeny-tiny thing.
“What if we get picked to go on stage? Oh god, everyone’s going to laugh at me.” She mumbled, nipping at her fingertips, already halfway out of her seat.
And there it was. “It’ll be fun, honey, pinky promise.” He tried to reassure her, desperate to keep the nervous girl in her seat. You see, Rose had a horrendous case of social anxiety, whether it be family gatherings, birthday parties, or karaoke; hell, even taking her on a dinner date felt like an uphill battle. If there were more than a couple of people attending, you could count on the fact that Rose would either skip out or she’d be squeezed right next to Thomas, constantly tugging at his sleeve, asking if they could leave. That would change tonight, thanks to Thomas’ flawless plan. Not even a week ago, an interesting ad popped up on his feed, detailing a “couple’s night magic show” hosted in their local theater. The performing magician had no credentials or fame, at least according to Google search, to speak of, but from what he could tell, his whole act looked really fun. Plastered all through the ad was the standard magician’s routine: hat tricks, sawing people in half, disappearing acts—all of it screaming “goofy fun.” It sounded like the perfect event to show Rose that hanging outside of her room could be fun, even amidst a bunch of strangers. So, he didn’t waste any time in buying a front-row table; it did cost him a chunk of his savings, but nothing mattered to him more than having Rose experience a wonderful night in something so far out of her comfort zone.
“Tommy, it’s starting,” his girlfriend whispered, reaching out to grab his sleeve like usual. She pointed towards the stage, where the curtains had begun to draw apart...
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Okay, so a bit more time than just “tomorrow”, but I didn't expect this story to get this long. I just kept writing, and it kept coming along. At 3862 words, this is one of my longest stories yet. The prompt I based it on was submitted to the suggestion box way long ago. I'm not even sure if the submitter is still around with us, but hey, if you are, I hope you enjoyed it! Now if you'd excuse me, I have to go finish that bonus short I was talking about. Anyway, that's all. Hope you enjoyed this and see you on the next one : )
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