CHOCOLATE

This post was written for Five Minute Friday

(temporarily being hosted by Andrew Budek while Kate is on medical leave)

Word prompt--CHOCOLATE

Five minutes to free-write about it

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I once was a chocaholic.

I have not had any in over 30 years, but this week's prompt reminded me of the days when chocolate was my favorite indulgence, and led me down memory lane to a specific incident that happened during that time.

It was right before Christmas, long ago, when I went looking for a special gift for a very special friend. 

Back then, Cadbury made huge, oversized chocolate bars, and she loved them all, so I decided the perfect gift would be one of each kind. They had five varieties--dairy milk, almond, fruit and nuts, caramel, and a fifth that I can't remember. 

I made my purchase, wrapped them ever so carefully, and put them under the Christmas tree, bubbling with excitement as I anticipated her reaction when she opened the gift. I could hardly wait.

There were two issues, however, that I failed to consider, and that proved to be my undoing.

The first one was that I also loved those huge, oversized Cadbury bars, AND, my friend did not show up the day before Christmas as we had planned.

Christmas came and went, and after a few days of seeing that carefully wrapped gift sitting all alone under the tree, I could not take it any longer. It seemed to be calling my name, and after a brief struggle with my conscience, gluttony got the best of me.

With the greatest of care, I unwrapped the gift, slid out one Cadbury bar, and rewrapped the other four. She will never be the wiser, I rationalized.

When she still did not come, I wound up repeating this shameful process four more times.

When my friend finally dropped by, I had no gift to give her. Fortuately though, she was a real sport about it, and we ended up having a good chuckle.

Hope this post gives you a good chuckle as well.