Minnie by Kirsten Osbourne

Author:Kirsten Osbourne [Osbourne, Kirsten]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unlimited Dreams Publishing
Published: 2018-02-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

A few evenings later, Minnie sat across from Troy at the Nowhere ice cream parlor. He had paid for two chocolate sundaes with cherries on top, and Minnie eagerly dug in to her dessert.

Troy hadn’t said much for most of the evening. Minnie hoped the ice cream might loosen his lips a bit. He was very nice and pleasant, but he just didn’t seem to talk very much. She tried to ask him several questions, but nothing seemed to put him in a talkative mood.

“Do you come here often?” Minnie tried to make conversation.

“No, I don’t,” Troy answered politely.

“I don’t either, but I love the flavors!” Minnie commented.

“Mm.” Troy took another bite of his ice cream.

Minnie looked around at the other patrons of the ice cream parlor. Many young men and women were chatting animatedly. A family with three small children were laughing in the corner. And an older couple, even older than Edna Petunia and Cletus, were sharing the same ice cream cone.

Troy and Minnie sat silently for a few moments, eating their ice cream carefully. Minnie knew everyone else in the parlor was having a much better time than she and Troy. She didn’t know what the problem was. He was very handsome and caring. But something just wasn’t working.

Minnie had heard her older sisters saying, “When you meet the right man, you just know!” Well, unfortunately, she just knew she had met the wrong one.

Minnie nervously wracked her brain, trying to think of what she would do if Troy asked her for another date. She knew she had to be honest with him, but she didn’t know the best way to do that.

Minnie found her thoughts drifting to Timothy, wondering what he was doing that evening. She imagined Timothy at the very same ice cream parlor on a date with a young woman of Minnie’s age. Just the thought of Timothy with another woman made Minnie’s blood boil. Without realizing it, she squeezed her spoon so hard it flew out of her hand. The spoon landed on the floor with a clang, and the older couple looked up, startled.

Troy laughed for the first time all evening. “Some grip you have there. Let me get you a new spoon.” Troy stood up, went to the counter, and came back with a new spoon for Minnie.

“Thank you.” Minnie took the spoon from Troy and resumed eating her ice cream. She hoped he would make another joke—or say anything at all—but Troy remained silent until they had finished their sundaes.

“I suppose I should be getting you home to your family.” Troy motioned to the clock on the parlor wall.

Minnie nodded. “I suppose you should.”

As they walked to Troy’s wagon, Minnie hoped Troy wouldn’t ask her out on a date again. She couldn’t believe she had been dreaming about the two of them getting married! Unfortunately, now she knew that Troy wasn’t the man for her.

Troy helped Minnie into the wagon and then went around to the other side and climbed in himself.

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