The front door bell chimed. Mrs. B smiled as she recognized the young man entering her shop.
“Hi Jason, what brings you here today? I have freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. Your favorite.”
“I know. I could smell them all the way down the street. But no, I need a pie today.”
“What kind of pie?
“A humble pie.”
“Oh-oh. What’ya do?” Mrs. B shook her head.
“I told Sally there was no way I’d ever forget our anniversary…”
“… and you did.”
“Yup.”
“It’s gonna take more than just a pie to fix this.”
“A large chocolate cake?”
***
I wrote this in response to Charli Mills’ July 20th Flash Fiction Challenge. In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that features any kind of pie. And as always, she suggests we go where the prompt leads us.
Eloquently Kate 
My hubby once forgot my birthday and he had to eat humble pie. I never forget any important days so wonder how hubby cannot remember. A large chocolate cake is a poor reparation.
http://ideasolsi65.blogspot.in/2017/07/piece-of-my-mind.html
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Indeed … young Jason is only hopeful that a large chocolate cake might be enough to repair the situation – hence the question mark at the end that sentence. I’m sure the wise Mrs. B. will council him on what to do. 🙂 Thanks for dropping in.
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Humble pie! Oh, yes, good thinking on the prompt, and I get the sense this young man has already begun to digest it. All will be well.
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Thanks Charli! Humble pie is like Buckley’s Cough Syrup, “It tastes awful. And it works.” Life is sweeter again after we take it. 🙂
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Ha! Good way to put it!
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Great take on the prompt. That is one pie that is not so sweet. But we have all eaten it at one time or another 😦
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Generally, I have found that the humble pie I’ve tasted starts out unsavory but ends up leaving a sweet taste when it’s all over. Hopefully your experience has been the same. Thanks Jeanne!
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great flash. Forgetting an anniversary. I’d say unforgivable but I’ve been guilty every year for 24 years.
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Thanks Irene. Hopefully your 24 humble pies have been sweet ones. 😉
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Welcome back Kate, I hope your move went well. Great tie in with the prompt. 🙂
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Thanks Amanda! 🙂
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