Photo prompt courtesy Dale Rogerson
The early-morning tranquility of the café was shattered by the entry of a wild-haired, red-eyed woman, who rushed to the counter, and shouted hysterically, “Give me everything you’ve got!”
The shivering man behind the counter immediately opened his till, and held out a thin wad of notes.
“What’s this?” she screamed.
The man mumbled, “This is all I have.”
The woman, let’s call her Dale for convenience’s sake, shook her head in exasperation, and said patiently, “I just need all the coffee you’ve got. I’ve spent the entire night thinking of a story on Rochelle’s prompt, but still got nothing!”
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100 words.
Written as a part of the Friday Fictioneers challenge, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields (more details HERE).
jagahdilmein 
Just a name, picked at random… 🙂 Sometimes coffee is more important than money.
Most of the times for us writers, since money is anyways too ambitious a goal 🙂
Cute twist, Anurag
Thank you so much Neil!
Absolutely brilliant Anurag! The coffee clearly had the desired effect!
Ha ha ha. Thank you so much Keith.
Dear Anurag,
I nearly snorted my own coffee at the ending. LOL…hilariously clever! Thank you for brightening my morning. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
Haha 😂 😂 😂. That was a good one. And there I was, thinking it was a heist.
Thank you so much Shweta
Most welcome 😊
Ha, good to know we are not alone in wondering what the prompt will throw our way each week! 🙂
Absolutely 🙂
Ha ha ha! Just for convenience sake, eh?
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
I’m surprised that Dale would be that desperate since it’s her photo. 😉 But then, we all know how she can be.
Hey!!!
🖖🏻😎
Brat!
I do my best. It’s a gift. 😉
Uh huh. Nkay…
I seem to have started the Third World War. Sorryyyyy 🙂
Ha ha ha ha ha
Sorry 🙂
Me, too. It was just one of those weeks, hereabouts.
Ha ha ha
LOL, that was hilarious. Poor Dale, give her the coffee already. 😀
Ha Ha Ha! Thank you so much 🙂
Very funny. Nice misdirection.
Thank you so much 🙂
LOL okay that end threw me for a twist and made me laugh.
Thank you so much Jade 🙂
😉
🙂
lol Well done! I appreciated the laugh.
Thank you so much Sascha.
now that’s funny!
Thank you so much Di 🙂
😀
Glad that I did not have a cup of coffee in my hand…:)
Ha ha ha. Thank you so much Michael.
well, that’s a twist i really like. well done. 🙂
Thank you so much 🙂
Hilarious! Who needs money when you can get coffee?
Absolutely 🙂
Your story had me chuckling as I’m sipping my own coffee!
You are asking for trouble. A sleepy Dale is less dangerous than a Dale who is awake.
Ah, ha, ha. That’s one of the few advantages of growing old. There’s a lot of material for my stories. Good one, Abhijit. Great dialog. 😀 — Suzanne
Sorry, Anurag. That’s one of the disadvantages of growing old. I get names mixed up. 😦 — Suzanne
Coffee is a life saver… love the convenient name … just any name 🙂