Prompt Word: Weather

Minervie and Chip

2025 Nov 03

Mr. Cangamelia opened his front door, “Oh, Hi Minervie. Come in, come in. Where’s the little one?” He said that last bit with a little bit of stress.

Minervie made no move from the front porch, “I don’t have time for weather talk today, I just came here to hand you over a new … medicine.” She pulled a corked bottle from her satchel, and held it out, but not too far.

He took half a step forward and reached for the bottle.

Minervie pulled back the bottle and dropped it back into her bag. Mr. Cangamelia looked confused, then his expression became worried.

“I see your back is actually fine. Don’t bother calling on me again,” Minervie turned on he heal, and walked away.

Later, at Mindy’s place, Minervie recalled, “He’s cut off. Bad enough that he’s mean to poor Chip, but to lie to me about his back…”

Mindy, stared at Minervie with dead fish eyes. Chip and Mindy’s kid Peter could be heard playing some game with Mindy’s husband.

Minervie deadpanned, “What?”

Mindy kept staring, “You know he’d taken a shine to you.”

“I’m not blind Mindy, and it’s all the worse that he never tried to get along with Chip. I’m all that kid’s got left, you know. Package deal and all that.”

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