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The Gift
Marcel wanted to surprise Maria for her birthday. He had the idea to cook her favorite roasted garlic..
Marcel wanted only the freshest garlic, so he went to the farmer’s market in town. Upon arriving home, Marcel hung the garlic in the kitchen. Within minutes he was in the bathroom, throwing up. He knew he must have caught a bug at the market.
Maria stopped by to check on Marcel. As she was putting some ginger ale in the fridge, she noticed the garlic.
“Marcel, did I already tell you I think there is a vampire in my neighborhood?”
©2020 CBialczak Fiction
Stine Writing 
You leave us with the question: Was Marcel the vampire? If so, he surely wouldn’t have purchased garlic. So something/someone else is at work here, and the mystery can be resolved only in our imaginations 🙂
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exactly! Open ended stories leave people either wondering or frustrated! Lol
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Nasty vampire virus. Fun twist.
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Ah, love the turn. Will Maria be safe later on or will the garlic do for poor Marcel? A thoughtful story.
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I don’t know if one will be a vamp or not…Didn’t think that far….
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He may need to rethink his situation.
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Especially if she likes the idea of having a vampire in the neighborhood!
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Or maybe something caught him at the market. Fun story, well told.
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Thank you
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Nice twist ending!
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Dear Christine,
Sounds like he caught more than a bug.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That ginger ale sounds sinister
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Oh Marcel, does he even realise?! Good one 🙂
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Thank you Iain!
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Was he bitten at the market Christine? I think so.
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I wonder who it could be…? 🙂
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