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Prompt: He had an hour to get home, if he didn't make it,
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1 hour, the last minute meeting was hardly over and he only had 1 hour left to go home, if he wasn't there by then, who knows how his wife will react, especially in such a special day too! She might scream profanities at him for the 3rd year in a row for missing out this day!
Will, the aforementioned man in distress, his legs practically bouncing off the chair he was sitting in, why would they suddenly call for a meeting right before he was supposed to leave? why was he required to be here anyways, he was hardly a man in any high position in the office, why him? and out of all days too, Will complained in his head, hardly listening to what the boss was discussing, why should he care about the statistics of the company, if they were doing fine then why was everyone called for such a meaningless meeting??
Will suddenly remembered the chocolates in his bag, the room was hot, what if they started to melt, they wouldn't taste as nice if it melted, the pretty owl shapes of the chocolate would get ruined too!! How would his wife react! but moving or leaving the meeting so suddenly might look disrespectful, he wouldn't even dare do something so bold like that, but gosh darn it he has a wife waiting for him at home! Will couldn't bear the thought of his wife's reaction to the melted chocolates, or the ruined bouquet he spent a lot to get, all for her, but alas, another ruined anniversary, Will wouldn't even be surprised if his wife would divorce him, he always acted so neglectful towards his family, always filled with shame and guilt when seeing his wife and child playing together always without him, curse this office job!
He suddenly heard his named being called out, the meeting was finally done?? He looked to his coworker that was calling out his name, "Mr. Snchider want to grab a beer with us?" they looked at him expectantly. Will checked the time, damn it, he was already 10 minutes late. Will had to apologize and decline the offer, grabbing his suitcase and exiting the office in a hurry, he unlocked his car and saw the carnations in the bouquet slightly wilting in the heat of his car, he had no time to buy new ones, after all, why would a floral shop be open at 10:20.
Oh crap it's 10:20, Will hurried his preparations and started to drive, he'll just hope and try to find any confectionery shops that are still open that he drives by, hope. Being a man with terrible luck, he arrived home at 11:30, of course there would be traffic in the highway, no matter the time there would always be traffic in that particular highway going home, why would he forget that!
At least he got to buy more sweets for his wife, maybe she wouldn't be mad that he was late, He tried to haphazardly fix his appearance , though he still looked haggard. "Screw it" Will mumbled "I hope she wouldn't get mad this time..." He held the bouquet of carnations and the boxes of sweets and walked to the front door, hesitating to open it ". . ."
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It took a minute before he gained a bit of confidence and gently opened the door, ready for his wife to nag at him, but he always forgets one thing
"Honey, you're home!"
His wife isn't one to get mad, she never was, silly anxiety getting the best of mister Will Snchider.
"I- dear sorry I'm late there was something that suddenly came up in the office and the flowers and the chocolates and-" Will stopped his rambling when he felt the soft hands of his wife, he looked at her soft features as she held a loving smile. He felt a sudden peck on his lips and heard a small laugh from his wife
"Happy anniversary, honey"
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Will awkwardly smiled back "Happy anniversary, dear"
Maria, his wife, smiled "Thank you for giving me these, why don't we eat them together?"
Will suddenly felt embarrassed again, "Ah um, but the chocolates melted a bit..." She still smiled "So? Let's make hot chocolate then, so that Alex can have something in the morning too" Will finally calmed down and agreed. She always knew how to calm him down, it was because of her that they would always be happy in the end as the two got to enjoy their time together in the warmth of each other and a blanket, watching a cheesy horror movie that they deemed was "nostalgic". They finally made a successful anniversary, thanks two the both of them, of course.
