Ryan ran into the bathroom and vomited into the toilet bowl. When he felt there was nothing left to throw up but bile, he sat back on his haunches, breathing heavily and sweating profusely.
His wife, Michelle, waked into the bathroom to see how he was doing. “Oh my god, Ryan, flush the damn toilet. That shit smells putrid.”
“I feel awful,” Ryan said. “Can you please cut me some slack?”
Michelle reached around her husband and flushed the toilet. Then she stood back and put her hands on her hips. “I hate to say I told you so, but I did try to explain to you how important is was to get a flu vaccine this year. I even gave you a copy of that article about how severe this year’s flu strain is expected to be. They said it was crucial for everyone, especially people of our age, to get a flu shot. But did you listen? No, of course not. You always have to play the part of the macho man. And now here you are, sick as a dog and stuck in the bathroom with your arms wrapped around the porcelain goddess. It serves you right for being such a stubborn asshole.”
With a pitiful expression on his face, Ryan looked up at his wife and had just enough time to sarcastically say, “Thanks, honey, for all that slack you’re cutting me,” before throwing up once again into the toilet.
Written for these daily prompts: Ragtag Daily Prompt (flush), Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (putrid), Word of the Day Challenge (explain), The Daily Spur (copy), MMA Storytime (vaccine), and Your Daily Word Prompt (crucial).
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That marriage has no chance of surviving.
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Half of all marriages don’t.
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I’m sure I got flu shots as a kid, but I got my first flu shot in my adult life last year. I still got the flu, and not mildly (unless it’s always mildly if you don’t end up on a ventilator or something). I’m not so motivated this year. I DO plan to eventually get a COVID-19 vaccination.
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Ryan’s an asshole
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Hilarious, Fandango, and hits a little too close to home haha!
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Great job. This story strikes me as real.
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Yuck!
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Tut tut! He should’ve listened to the voice of reason
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I think he should have gotten the flu shot. Good story!
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