A look at relationships… This gets five out of five from WCR.
Bone to Pick
Joe opened stepped into his house and took a big sniff. “Smells good.”
Tom, his roommate, turned from the stove and smiled. “Thanks. It’s my dad’s recipe for trout.”
Joe’s eyebrow lifted. “I thought you had a date tonight?”
Tom nodded. “Yep.” He checked the clock “In about an hour.”
Joe glanced at the frying pan and noticed the halves of a single fish. “Guess I’m eating out.”
“Yeah, sorry, man. Jackie doesn’t really like you.”
Tom shrugged. “No worries. Although, you may be on her shit list after tonight.”
“Why?”
“You’re supposed to clean the fish before cooking it.”
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