“Betty, I’ve got some news to tell you.”
“What is it Max?”
“I’ve lost my job.”
“Oh no, again! How will we survive?
“I don’t know.”
“I’ll fix coffee, Max, to ease your mind”, while thinking, “But serve it to the bum poisoned so I can collect his life insurance!”

≈≈

This is part of the M3 Flash in the Pan word challenge.
Challenged word is “Coffee,” with a word limit of 50 words. This one comes in at 50 words.

“Would you like these almonds sonny?”

“Sure, thanks Ma’am,!” Billy replied.

Here, here’s a few more.”

Billy turns around in his bus seat and asked her,
“Thank you Ma’am, but why don’t you just eat them yourself?

“ Can’t. I can only suck the chocolate off them without my teeth.”

≈≈

This is part of the M3 Flash in the Pan word challenge.
Challenged word is “Chocolate,” with a word limit of 50 words. This one comes in at 50 words.

Image credit: Indanesia