The house was unassuming. Outdated decor and mild neglect, but nothing to write home about. That is, till they took the stairs to the basement, passed through what appeared to be a closet and headed down another and much longer flight into a stone walled damp. The steps ended with a heavy door: creaky metal hinges, old timbers, and the smell of aged oak.
Gabe’s heart threatened to sink.
Excitement was fine. Dungeons? Not so much.
How well did he know this man? College reunion be damned.
“Ta-da!” Bart flicked a switch.
A shrine.
To wine.
Just like old times.
For Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers
Photo promot © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Na'ama Yehuda 
Shoulda trusted Bart more
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Ha! 🙂 We hope, eh? 😉
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Well…a long night ahead….
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I think you are right, Ain! 🙂
Thank you for reading and commenting! Cheers!
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A good take on hte prompt.
Ronda
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Thank you, Ronda! 🙂 I will be reading others’ takes as soon as I’m done with work this evening! 🙂
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Glad it wasn’t something dark.
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Yep! Me three! 🙂
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“All’s well that ends well,” and the end remains to be seen. Hoping they have a loud and boisterous evening recalling the old times and wake up without hangovers.
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Ah! Amen to that … 😀
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Looks like a good time in prospect.
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I think so, too, eh? 🙂
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You had my own dread creeping up, along with Gabe’s. My heart leapt as his must have upon finding such a shrine… Methinks theresh going to be shome shluring of words in no time..
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me think sho youwaaarrryeete 😉
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Tee hee… hick!
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😀 (as long as Bart don’t barf … 😉 )
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Oh! Eewwwww!
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LOL! It’s a wine-shrine hazard … 😉
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Hahaha!!
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There is an air of anticipation and a pleasant surprise, a cellar full of wine that comes with the house.
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I have a feeling Bart’s been filling that one for a while … 😉 And, yeah, I think they’ll have some fun …
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From fear to pure joy! Cheers!
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Le’hayim! 😉
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A great story well done. I like the wine shrine, just drink it slowly!
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Thanks! Yeah, slowly is best … 🙂
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Forgive my cliché, but all’s well that ends with wine. 🙂 Clever and well done, Na’ama.
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Or … at least almost all’s well that ends with wine … Especially if it is GOOD wine! 🙂 Thanks, Bill!
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My best friend (from Rye, NY) taught me phrase when I visited him, “drinkable wine.” I liked it. 🙂 Kind of sets a friendly standard.
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Ah, I used to work in Rye, NY! Lovely little town on the edge of NY and CT. Nice peeps. I’m sure good wine … 😉 And, yeah, “drinkable wine” is an excellent yardstick, especially as it is perfectly and practically subjective. You cannot go wrong drinking only drinkable wine. 🙂
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🙂
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🙂
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Eeck, or should it be heck, o perhaps I have another pleeese.
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Hopefully the wine shrine lends good spirits to all … 😉
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Had the air of Poe and his cask of Amontillado to it. Great story.
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Oh, gotta check this one out, then! 🙂
Glad you liked!
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I found this link. It’s a pdf file in English so you can read it. https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/the_cask_of_amontillado.pdf
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Thank you! Will do!
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OOOOOOOOOOOH, I recognize it now!!!! 🙂
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: ) hehe!
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Me forgot! Thank you for reminding me! 🙂
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That was such an enchanting find
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I would hope so! 😉
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Ha, some things never change, though the college bar has been swapped for a more sophisticated venue!
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Ah, after all, they are college kids no more … 😉
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quite a twist at the end. i didn’t expect it. 🙂
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🙂 Ah, the unexpected ….! 😉
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Nice descriptions to ramp up the tension. I like the way you release the tension with your rhyming statement, “A shrine. To wine.” Nice story, Na’ama.
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Thanks, Penny! 🙂 I am so glad you liked it. The last sentence made me smile, so it had to stay.
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And suddenly he remembers good old Bart and what a good bloke he is, let’s raise the glasses. Fun story!
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Exactly! 🙂 Cheers! 🙂
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Na’ama Y’karah,
Slow getting around to FF this week. At any rate, I enjoyed Bart’s shrine to wine. Good times and reunion of hangovers to be had. ליחיים!
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oops. I think I put in a yud too many. 😉
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I took it to be said in a Brooklyn accent … 😉
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To Life, to Life, Le’chayim! 🙂 (que Fiddler here).
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Whew, alls well that ends well. Suspenseful piece. I was worried for a minute. Nicely done, Na’ama!
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Yeah, seems they’d gonna be just fine with all that wine … 😉
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I have a feeling, trap or not, they’re going to have a hard time getting out of that cellar. Nice suspense building and payoff.
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I think you are quite correct…
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Aha! Not all things hidden in the dark are bad. Sounds like the perfect getaway spot to catch up with a mate
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One hopes … 😉
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Time to get down on the knees – “Hail almighty wine”. These are my people… 😀
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LOL! And I’m not much of a drinker myself, but we have made our own wine while I was growing up and some me off my family does so today, so we have an appreciation for the process and the product. 🙂
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I liked the tense moment in the middle and then the gently humorous ending. Good times ahead. A warm-hearted story.
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thank you! Appreciate you reading and commenting!
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