A LinkedIn contributor suggested that the theme for the first Friday in October 2014 might involve finshing stories with the sentence "Boy, did she regret that move." Here are three offerings.
Strip Chess
Playing strip chess with new boyfriends is always hazardous, but Judith's wine-fuelled challenge to Dave that night was especially so; he hadn't mentioned he was an International Grand Master. By move twenty-four he'd shed only his shoes and socks, she was already in her underwear.
Suddenly she saw her chance. "Knight takes rook – check!" she announced.
As Dave removed his shirt, Judith realised she'd forgotten about his queen.
"Queen takes knight," he said quietly. As Judith made to undo her bra, he added, "I think your king might be next. That's checkmate, isn't it?"
Boy, did she regret that move.
Suddenly she saw her chance. "Knight takes rook – check!" she announced.
As Dave removed his shirt, Judith realised she'd forgotten about his queen.
"Queen takes knight," he said quietly. As Judith made to undo her bra, he added, "I think your king might be next. That's checkmate, isn't it?"
Boy, did she regret that move.
Panic
She stood, motionless, sweating, in the midday sun. Nearby, but not too nearby, her husband, yelled at her not to panic, that he'd get help. But he seemed paralysed with fear almost as much as she; he could only grab their son's hand to keep him safe.
Her child's little ball still lay there, just out of reach. He'd thrown it there by mistake, she'd gone to fetch it, fewer than twenty steps beyond the fence. Now all she could think of was the round metal disc she found herself on as a result.
Boy, did she regret that move.
Her child's little ball still lay there, just out of reach. He'd thrown it there by mistake, she'd gone to fetch it, fewer than twenty steps beyond the fence. Now all she could think of was the round metal disc she found herself on as a result.
Boy, did she regret that move.
The New Residence
It had seemed such a good idea. They'd struggled to fit into their previous "bijou" flat, but this house had five bedrooms and two public rooms, three bathrooms and a huge kitchen. The garden was extensive, there was a double garage, and the whole property was £100,000 under budget.
Turned out that the roof leaked, there was dry rot throughout the entire building, rats infested the basement and – only days after they'd moved in – the garage collapsed on their car, writing it off.
To top it all, the house turned out to be haunted.
Boy, did she regret that move.
Turned out that the roof leaked, there was dry rot throughout the entire building, rats infested the basement and – only days after they'd moved in – the garage collapsed on their car, writing it off.
To top it all, the house turned out to be haunted.
Boy, did she regret that move.
