The unbearable lightness
of being Jeff
“ Oh, Jeff... I love you too... but... ”
... ? ...
“ I love you... but… I’m not in love with you. ”
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“ And... er... ”
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“ I'm... I'm... er... I'm seeing someone else... ”
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“ But... oh, Jeff... We can still be... friends. ”
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Raymond G. Taylor
Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
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Comments (9)
Haha, this is a classic! Love the dramatic twist with the “I love you, but…” bit. And the “we can still be friends” line? Gold.
Lol. Maybe she's just not attracted to guys with punctuation faces... Well-wrought!
Oh nooo, he got friendzoned 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nothing stops an already painful conversation in its tracks quite like ‘We can still be friends!’ Loved your story and the pic!
That is my life believe it or not. Friends forever.
not the friend zone! the worst for Jeff!
I think Jeff has taken a lot of drama from us, both figurative and virtual! LOL! Well done!
Poor Jeff, how many rejections must be tolerate? I love your work with "signs" giving the text an extra layer of life.
This piece was a gem 💎 I like the emojis, fitting in those little reactions in this short piece was clever and engaging. I’ve read some of these challenge entries and I haven’t seen one like this yet, loving your originality 👌🏽👏🏽🤗♥️