“Ou est le bibliotheque?” She grinned, listened like she understood, then ducked into the first café she saw. “Un croissant. Donnez moi le beurre.” She’d had so many croissants, butter, le boeuf and les oeufs in the past two days, she’d probably gained five pounds. But she loved using her old high school French.
She ate quickly then followed the map to finally meet The Earl of the Castle de Sable! They’d met on the internet. His English was remarkably good. So she’d flown to Paris!
“Um, really? This is a . . . house! And your name is Earl????”
Written for Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Friday Fictioneers. Each Wednesday she challenges folks to write a 100 word story based on the photo she provides. This one took me back to my high school French (50+ years ago) and the only words (in addition to the first verse of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer!) that I remember 🙂 Photo Credit: ceayr
lillian the home poet 
Now there’s a bit of a let down!
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Just couldn’t go to the dark side this time. Decided to have some fun instead. Poor ole Earl. Do you suppose she looked like what he was expecting? 😊
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Oh I am very glad you didn’t go to the dark side. The story itself was no let down. I think Earl really was. It made me laugh.
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Ha.. I can really feel the romance crackling… I wonder if Earl might have an Ernest brother (who is a baron), really I love the pun against a faux French gold-digger.
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Smiling I am!
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Hehe, well, technically he didn’t lie. She seems to enjoy her holiday anyway. Fun story.
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Yep – decided to go light this time 😊
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I’m sure she’ll enjoy her visit, no matter what the title of her host. Or am I?
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Dear Lillian,
Meeting people on the internet is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. Amusing and well constructed piece.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks so much, Rochelle. Love the comparison to a box of chocolates! 🙂
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As someone who has found herself on dating sights… this is a little too close to home!
By the way, beurre (just inverse the u and the e!)
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alas…..my high school french class is wayyyyyy toooooo many years ago! Shall correct now…thanks for the heads up! 🙂
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Just a typo! Happens to the best of us!
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Oh no! Ha! Poor girl. Just goes to show you can’t believe everything you read on the internet. But good for her for taking the risk. Not many would.
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Nice to get your reply, Melanie 🙂 Glad you enjoyed. And yes, the character is a rather brave, although naive, soul!
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I think her own Castle de Sable just fell apart. Very enjoyable story, Lillian!
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So glad you liked it, Martin. Sometimes we all build castles in the sand, right?
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Alas, we never seem to learn.
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