Shaye and Frieda

[Joey Delgado]

Frieda not-so-discreetly checked her phone when Shaye finally decided to show up for their monthly lunch date, announcing herself with a shrill 'yoo-hoo' (who the fuck says yoo-hoo) and the jangling of those jewel crusted bracelets she always managed to wave around.

 

Shaye sat down, the image of perfect grooming; hair done, nails, beautiful clothes (obviously expensive), leaving a floral whiff of French perfume in her elegant wake.

 

Frieda pulled at her own ill-fitting, bargain bin shirt and waited to be inundated with news of all the fucking spec-tac-u-lar things happening in Shaye's life; new cars, vacations in exotic locales, another kid accepted into another prestigous school.

  

Instead, after many emotion suppresing contortions of her face, Shaye said, "I caught Jack with his face in some twenty year old's fake-ass tits."

 

Frieda perked up like a dog hearing the postman's careless footsteps coming up the walk, a smirk playing across her lips as she expressed outrage at Shaye's pig of a husband.

 

Shaye excused herself from the table to go clean up, and a lingering waitress asked Frieda if she'd like more coffee, to which Frieda cheerfully replied, "Hell yes, more coffee and a piece of pie."

[Joey Delgado]

Thank you all so much! :)

@ Angela: I think they started their friendship over mutual laughter while watching a drunk man falling off a barstool.

[Ali Znaidi]

Well-written piece with elegant style.

[Cita]

Bravo!  I know both of those ladies.  

[Jamie Hogan]

I hope you feel blessed to have such a well-developed voice. Some writers struggle for a lifetime to find something that you've obviously got in spades. Hell of a story. Six sentences, and I know where it came from and have a great guess as to where it's going. Outstanding.

[Stephen Torelli]

Excellent tale. I can picture them sitting in the cafe, stony faced and chattering.

[Angela]

Another vote here for who-the-fuck-says-yoo-hoo.  Well, I do, but I'm old enough, and I save it for when I'm entering places I may not belong.

Well done, as others have said.  Makes me wonder how these two know each other and what keeps them "together".

[Jadie Jones]

Well done Joey!! This is my favorite six of yours so far. I love the character development, and I am particularly fond of the detail: who the fuck says yoo-hoo. A-fucking-men. Cheerfully favorited.

[Ron. Lavalette]

Hard to believe, what with her being so polished and French perfumey and all.

 

Very cool; would enjoy more.