Short Story

Dream Lover

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Written for This Week’s Writer’s Workshop
hosted by our friend, John Holton.
I’ve chosen prompts #3: write a story with
the provided opening line. Here goes!

© Dreamstime

The balloons floated away along with all my hopes and dreams.

All I ever wanted was to find a nice girl, get married, settle down and raise a family, just like my folks did. I’m a decent guy with a good job, easy on the eyes (or so I’ve been told) with a bunch of friends. My buddies have set me up on blind dates and invited me to parties where I might meet the right girl. Why, I’ve even gone on an online dating service but it just wasn’t for me. I haven’t had any luck in the romance department.

As you can imagine, I was really down in the dumps, facing the prospect of living a lonely life of frozen dinners and an empty bed in my studio apartment. That is until I found Ronnie and Bonnie! These two beauties are heaven sent, the answer to my prayers. I never dreamed I’d be involved with identical twins but I’m sure glad I waited for them to come along. They are every man’s desire; they’re gorgeous, sweet-natured, don’t nag, and are extremely accommodating in the bedroom. These girls never say “no”, never get headaches and never get tired of pleasing me. Sure, they aren’t the greatest homemakers and can’t even boil an egg but for them, I’m more than happy to clean up around the house and order take-out for dinner.

But now my heart is broken because they left me. Yeah, it was my stupid mistake; I left the bedroom window open and my darling Ronnie and Bonnie balloons have floated away. Please don’t tell me I can simply order replacement inflatable Ronnie and Bonnie. I already checked and they’re out of stock.

I guess I’m just doomed to be alone forever. I am one deflated sad sack.

NAR©2025

This is “Dream Lover” by Bobby Darin

This Week’s Writer’s Workshop Prompts: October 16, 2025

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