Two Skinny Candles..by MichaelA Story by Michael ReismanJulia always celebrated her birthday with a single candle as
it was always one more year to her life. There were many parties given by her
parents while growing up and many more continued when she lived as an adult on
her own. On her thirtieth birthday she went to celebrate at a local bar and
brought one small candle with her. Those little skinny ones we used in our
birthday cakes. James took a little skinny candle out of his shirt pocket to
remind him of his thirtieth birthday. He was sitting next to her by chance or
maybe something more called fate. She reached into her blouse pocket as she
noticed what he did. "Excuse me, but why are you holding that skinny candle"?
she asked. "Well, it's my thirtieth birthday and I do this every year" he
replied. She held up hers and said "me too". They were both quite amazed at this
same habit and event as each of them was sitting next to each other. He bought
the next round of drinks and said "happy birthday". She did the same shortly
thereafter. This strange occurrence led to their dating each other. It was only
two years later that they sat at a table which was reserved for the bride and
groom. It happened to be on their thirty second birthday celebration. The
wedding cake had two skinny candles. Maybe we have our own personal celebrations
which turn out to be with someone else. Case in point in a short love story
about Julia and James, where we meet and eventually fall in love over two skinny
candles....
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2 Reviews Added on January 20, 2015 Last Updated on January 20, 2015 AuthorMichael ReismanEastchester, NYAboutMy new website is My new website is michaelsbooksofshortstories.godaddysites.com My email address is [email protected] more..Writing
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