Photo prompt: © CEAyr
“We’ll call him Friday,” Emmaline stated.
Roger glanced up. They’d just left the restaurant and he had urgent emails to check. “Call who?”
“Him.” She pointed toward the bike, which was parked across the alleyway between a bush and a wall.
He squinted and frowned simultaneously. Emmaline’s cryptic tendencies were sweet sometimes but annoying most other times.
He saw no one. His frown deepened. A stupid black cat perched on his bike’s seat, fur puffed as if it had just stuck a paw in a socket.
“See?” Emmaline laughed. “He adopted our bike on Black Friday. Let’s call him Friday.”
For Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers
Na'ama Yehuda 
Yay! Good for the cat, and Emmaline! Nicely written story, Na’ama.
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Thank, Penny.
I’m not so sure Roger is on board … 😉
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I fear Roger will explain all the reasons why they shouldn’t ‘rescue’ the cat – boring old spoilsport that he is!
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😀 yeah … me think you right … 😉
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Sounds like the perfect name to me. She’s totally reasonable.
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Tell that to Roger … 😉
I’m not sure he’s ‘sold’ on the idea …
😀
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Mmm – I’m not sure about the name. You have to imagine standing at your back door at 10:30 p.m. calling her in…
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LOL. “Friday! oh… FRIIIIII-Day! Your dinner is ready …” 😉
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Exactly! My cats are called Myfanwy, Tamsin and Mikey. Ahem – I’ve had a cat flap fitted…
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LOL! I can only imagine … (or maybe not … 😉 )
Cat flap sounds like an excellent idea …
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A whole new meaning to Black Friday 🙂
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🙂 I guess so, eh? 🙂
Thanks for reading and commenting Iain!
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I imagine Roger would rather the cat scram! Funny stuff
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I imagine you are right … 😉
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What a great name for a cat…Then again I did name my black cat Magic 😀
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OOOOOOOOOOH that’s a fab name for a black kitty! 🙂
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I’m getting a strong sense that they may not be best suited. Lovely story.
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I don’t know what gives you that idea … 😉
(wait, Friday and Roger, or Roger and Emmaline… 😉 )
Great comment! 🙂
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Black Friday… I hope that’s not an omen for their relationship. If I heard someone’s pet called Friday, I’d first think of Robinson Crusoe. 🙂
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Ah, I hope it isn’t a bad omen at all. I hear Black Cats are actually pretty magical … 😉
As for Robinson Crusoe … yeah, there was that “Friday” but I bet that wasn’t his REAL name, anyway … (not that RC ever thought of asking him his REAL name … Bothered me as a kid. Still bothers me now …)
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Too funny, Na’ama! Our black cat is called Moondust. I should suggest to my son (his cat) change the name. He calls her “Cat” as he feels he was coerced into naming her such a name… He was 11-12 at the time…
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Um …. moon dust ain’t black, now, is it? 😉
You’re giving the poor kitty an identity confusion. Yeah, “Friday” is a better name … (also, what do you mean he calls her “Cat”? Does he want you to call him “Human”? 😉 )
😀
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Don’t you be getting fresh, young lady!
Nope. He says Moondust is stupid, so she’s now “Cat”
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🙂
Me prefer being fresh to being stale. So there’s that …
I’d ask your son, how exactly did he measure this poor kitty’s IQ? 😉
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😛
True… better fresh than stale.
And what’s that got to do with anything? Just a non name.
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LOL. It’s winter. We got stale snow, stale cold, and stale shivers. I’m SO ready for some fresh green things, fresh warm days, and such, I’m gonna call a cat “Friday” just because it’s closer now than “Saturday” … 😉
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There is that… bring on the fresh!! 🌱🌿🌼🌻🌾🌷⚘
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XOXO
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Na’ama Y’karah,
I think Friday has found his forever home. Roger I’m not so sure about. 😉 Nice One.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yeah, me no sure Roger has found a home with Emmaline, either … 😉
As for Friday, I think he’s all set … 🙂
Thanks for the comment, Rochelle!
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I think that’s a perfect name! A lovely story.
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Thanks, Keith! 🙂
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Emmaline is mysterious. One has to be fully be in the present to understand her. Roger apparently is more busy with his e-mails.
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I’m afraid you are right about them both … Friday, though, seems to be okay, either way … 😉
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You gotta be strong to hang with Emmaline. Can Roger last the course?
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I am not so sure … I think you picked up on the weak link right away … 😉
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I like the humor in Emmaline. Roger seems kind of a fuddy duddy, and I think she can do better 🙂
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Thanks, Linda!
Perhaps he needs a Friday in his life to make him less fuddy duddy … 😉 Or, Emmaline might move on. Who knows, eh? 😉
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Nice one. If Roger is not careful, he is going to experience his own Black Friday moment I think.
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He might end up holding the worse end of the bargain, eh? 😉
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As soon as he said “but annoying most other times,” I knew I didn’t like Roger. At first he seemed just busy, preoccupied. But now I realize he’s a jerk! Probably his behavior stems from his having such a comparatively ordinary name: not nearly so endearing as Emmaline, or Friday. 😊
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Ah, poor Roger. Doomed by his name … 😉
Yeah, he is not exactly the right ‘energy’ for Emmaline, now, is he?
Perhaps Friday will magically change his heart … or … the future might be a lot less cryptic and a lot more boring for him …
🙂
Great comment!
Na’ama
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I like how you’ve managed to convey two very different characters in so few words – well done! Nice use of the prompt picture too
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Thank you, Lynn! 🙂
Friday made me do it … 😉
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My pleasure 🙂
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Love the name Friday for a cat! I almost wish I had another one just to name it so.
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Thanks, Fatima!
So glad you liked it … And … perhaps another time … 🙂
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