Coming From the Shadows Series
The Date and the Rubber Duck
The November wind whipped off of the Irish sea; turning the Blackpool promenade into a blustery obstacle course – Raven huddled deep into her oversized jacket, trailed behind Yasmin a little – Raven’s mind was elsewhere entirely; 2014 felt like such a long time ago, yet the memories of that first date was on her mind.
Their first ‘official date’ – the arcade, Yasmin, naturally had insisted on it “Gotta win you a teddy bear Raven” Yasmin declared, gently punching her shoulder in a playful manner
Inside the arcades it was a cacophony of beeps and flashing lights which assaulted Raven’s sense; Yasmin however, she was in her element – she expertly navigated the games, racking up tickets at a dizzying pace; Raven on the other hand – she was fumbling with a claw machine, her attempts to snag some plush, cuddly toy ending in predictable failure “Here” Yasmin said, handing her a fistful of tickets “Try your luck”
Raven fed the tickets into a ridiculous contraption, promising a guaranteed win; the dial span around, landing with a triumphant clang on…, a rubber duck – it honked loudly as it popped out, Raven stared at it, then to Yasmin who burst into laughter “Seriously; a Rubber Duck?” Raven couldn’t help but giggle
“Well…” Yasmin said wiping a tear from her eye “We are a bit quakers” she said with an amused chuckle; winking at Raven as she held the absurd rubber duck in her hands; but, would become quite the prized possession, holding a memory of importance to Raven.
Written By: Westley H.
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