The Senator's Son | The Ink Well Fiction Prompt #122
In the cozy and warm clubhouse, the air was buzzing with chit chats and excitement as everyone enjoyed their drinks glued to their hands. The dimming light gives the interior a chilling and welcoming atmosphere.
At the middle of the arranged table setting is Ivy high spirited young lady known so well for revealing the latest scuttlebutt. With his close friend Franklin, a handsome dope who seeks scuttlebutt like he's been paid for every rumour he hears was deeply engaged with Ivy's whispers. As they dined together enjoying their tasteful glass of red wine.
"Franklin, I have the lastest scuttlebutt for you but you know how we roll, you have to pay some dollar bills for me to reveal what I have in stock," Ivy said with a naughty smile.
"Come girl, we don't have to do this all the time you know, spill it already and I will get this table filled with more drinks. You know how my ears itch, don't only tell, demonstration would make the gist fun filled."
Whispering to Franklin's ears she said "The news in town right now is that the senator's son eloped with his low life girlfriend."
"That can't happen, tell me more please."
"The one that got the camel moaning was that this girl is the cobbler's daughter, isn't that too hard to believe?"
"Of course it is. Love has a way of with people of the elite class, I wonder about the coastal land they will be hiding now, professing love to one another. Hold on a sec, how did you come about this news?"
"Oh come on Franklin, you should know me better by now. I have a nose for scuttlebutt and I get my facts right. I have my little dove which gets me all the information I need."
In shock, he asked "Interesting. to ice the cake, I need to know more about this little gentle dove."
"Alright, Johnson the senator's gardener revealed that to me."
"I know you have an eye for the senator's son but unfortunately most times those we look at don't notice we exist. How sure are you about this information?"
"I trust me when I say you should believe all Johnson had said but to make the matter more top-notch, we have to dig more truth by trailing the senator's son like a plague."
"Ivy, in as much as this sound adventurously, I will suggest you back off from this. Have you thought of what if all these are lies and just rumours? Your life would be in danger because I'm not going that lane with you."
"I have always known you to be a fearful type. I still wonder how I got myself missed up with someone like you as a friend. You aren't supportive."
"Do you have to say all these to me, lower your voice. All eyes are on you. OMG!!! Guess who we have in the club house!!!!!?"
Turning to the direction of where Franklin's eyes were, the handsome senator's son dressed in his hot blue suit together with a beautiful lady to compliment his class walked into the clubhouse.
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Everyone turned their attention to their direction as their dressings were enough to leave everyone engaged. Everything about these two creatures captivated everyone in the club. As everyone rinsed their eyeballs in shock, they majestically made their way into the first-class reserved corner table and chairs.
"Ivy, I think Johnson the Gardner, your little dove lied to you this time. The beautiful lady with him doesn't meet the standard of a cobbler's daughter. Besides, I know the cobbler's daughter in person. Your quest for scuttlebutt would one day put you in trouble."
"Spare me that cock and bull talk. I just can't sit here for an extra sec, my mood is shattered."
"Oh sorry baby girl, accept this guy is too hot to notice you. I'm out of here, you can wait and just maybe he might leave that beautiful damsel and notice you. Wait!, who knows the story might end up being The senator's son dumped his hot girlfriend or finance for Ivy, the…" He said sarcastically as he stood to leave the club house awaiting Ivy to grab her bag.
You've created a very active and fast-paced story, @marynn. The pace goes well with how quickly gossip can travel in a small town!
Thanks for joining the weekly contest and the "scuttlebutt" prompt, and for reading and commenting on the work of other community members.
Thanks so much @theinkwell for your nice words, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the story. It was a pleasure to participate in this week contest . Following up and supporting others authors is also a way of engaging with others.
Such is the activity of gossips. Their ears are magnetic and can hear words spoken miles away.
Hahahaha. They will even add spices in it to make it palatable. Hahaha.
I thoroughly enjoyed your story set in the cozy clubhouse. The vivid description of the atmosphere and the characters drew me in. The playful banter between Ivy and Franklin added a touch of intrigue, and the revelation about the senator's son eloping with his low-life girlfriend was unexpected. The story left me wanting to know more, and I appreciate the way you built suspense. Great job!
Thanks so much @alexlight for your kind words . I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the story. Your kind words mean so much to me and I am grateful for your feedback.
Haha what a way to prove that the gossip wasn't true, the senator's son had to walk in there.
Now I'm thinking if it is really the Cobbler's daughter but he has done some polishing to her or it really was just a rumour spread around 😅
I enjoyed how the conversation went, nicely written
Hahahaha.
Thank you for your comment! I'm glad you found the way the gossip was debunked interesting. As for the truth behind the rumor about the Cobbler's daughter, it was just a baseless rumor. I'm delighted that you enjoyed the conversation and found it nicely written. Thank you for your kind words dear @merit.ahama .
Hi @marynn fun story, fresh, jovial and very topical. Building gossip is so easy but at the same time it is like a spear that wounds and destroys. But it stokes curiosity, generates topics of conversation and lucubrations.
I liked the way you presented the dialogues, well thought out and constructed. It gives a very good syntactic structure to your story.
Until another time.
Happy week.
Hello @marilour , I appreciate your lovely comment! I'm thrilled to hear you found the story fun, fresh, and topical. Yeah, gossip can indeed be a double-edged sword, with its ability to both spark curiosity and cause harm like you said.
I appreciate your kind words about the dialogue in the story. Constructing a well structured dialogues is important to create immersive storytelling. Thank you for your comment and well wishes. Have a great week.
Ivy does not have to go the extra mile of bringing down one's character simply because she want to be the one.
I love the piece.
You are right @iyimoga . Many people in our society today are so fun of doing that. Backbiting just to gain attention for the sake of achieving their aims.
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It wasn't the coblers daughter. Such a nice way for a gossip to be proved wrong. I want to imagine her face when she found out the Gardner had lied. Haha
Hahahaha. Gossips find it so easy to believe everything with thinking what if. Anything that would feed their ears is welcomed. Hahaha
Ivy the what? Lol. I wanted to hear the sarcastic name he had for her 🤣
It's hurting when we like someone and they don't seem to notice us though
Hahahaha. Yeah, that's true. When we like someone and the person doesn't notice us or feel same for us, it hurts so much.
Ivy's reputation as the one with "genuine goods" took a hit.
Definitely the scuttle butt was modified by her to discredit the senator's son girlfriend and suit her personal ambition to smear their relationship.
Quite the interesting story.
Many can go extra mile just to be heard and what baffles me is that most times these things are negative things with no worth. Thanks dear for finding my story interesting.
Ivy got the the wrong information this time around. It may be because of her interest in the Senator's son. She wanted to downgrade any other lady going out the Senator's son. Doing this for someone that hadn't noticed her is efforts in futility.
Nice story. I love the dialogue between them, it was well portrayed.
Ivy is such a nosy one. I hope one day she won’t get in trouble.
Funny how it turns out to be a lie
Nice story. I love the dialogue between them, it was well portrayed.
Ivy is such a nosy one. I hope one day she won’t get in trouble.
Funny how it turns out to be a lie
Those rumors were shattered to pieces, I will no longer trust Ivy. It's a shame how a good story is ruined by baseless rumors, I really enjoyed it. Greetings.