Sitting in a plane seat for hours, inactive and restless, was difficult for Tate. It reminded her of high school and the ongoing drone of the teachers’ voices. The Haagen-Dazs, however, made her think of sunny days with her girlfriends. As each scoop melted in her mouth, thoughts of their antics and conversations swirled in her mind. Sighing, she savoured the last mouthful. She needed to get back together with them. They had been her rock and she had been drifting along aimlessly since her departure. The plane was taking her home and bringing her closer to her people.
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2020
(This post was inspired by Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle. The challenge asks for bloggers to write a story in 100 words or less in response to the photo prompt.)
Nothing like a scoop of Häagen-Dazs to bring back memories.
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I agree. The tastes encourage it 😀
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Nice story
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Thank you so much.
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I wonder if trying to recapture her past will turn out to be a mistake. In some ways, you can never go back
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You often can’t because people do change as they age according to their experience.
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You create a clear picture of a moment of life.
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Thank you so much for the compliment.
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Lovely. I like how flavor and smell still have the most power, maybe because our words to describe them are so woefully insufficient. We can’t over-describe them.
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They do. And they can take us back to memorable moments in the past.
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It’s always good to have that home to fall back on when needed.
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It is, especially when you have completed adventures out in the world.
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Oh, there is nothing that soothes me better than some Haagen-Daz. Now I must find some when I shop! Nice story.
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It is definitely a quality ice-cream.
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Funny what brings forth memories. I hope she does make that effort.
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I would hope so too. It takes courage to act on decisions made while reminiscing.
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True
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Nicely done!
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Thank you John.
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I would love to know what airline serves Haagen-Dazs during the flight!
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Probably in first class! Though I have been offered ice-cream on the KLM flights.
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Cathay-Pacific. To EVERYONE! 🙂 You’re welcome! 🙂
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Now that is an airline I haven’t flown yet 😀
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It was the first time for me to fly with them, too. 🙂
Apparently they are quite well-known but I wasn’t aware they even existed until we were searching for flights from NY to Thailand and this direct flight from NYC to Hong Kong was available through them. I checked them out, and I’ll fly again with them. (they can even ‘sponsor’ me now that I’m giving them free publicity … ;))
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I have heard good things about them – though they only fly certain routes.
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Yes, which is why I’d never flown with them before my trip to Thailand. I don’t think I even knew they existed … but now I do, and they have ICE CREAM!!! 😉
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KLM also serves ice cream – though notHaagen-Daz.
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Well, no one’s perfect … 😉
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I like your take on the prompt, just using it as a prop for the real message about the love and support of friends. I hope Tate rebuilds the friendships.
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Thank you so much. I hope she has the courage to do so as well.
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Hopefully, her recent memories and those of her past will blend tastefully.
Here’s mine!
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That is always the hope.
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Sweet! As for the ice-cream, it was offered to all (economy and premium-economy — donnow about the business class because I wasn’t sitting in THAT … ;)) on the Cathay-Pacific flight I took this photo on. 🙂
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Thank you for letting us know. The airline has great taste in ice-cream 😀
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Indeed! 🙂 Not that I’d have been particularly picky about ice-cream on an airplane. … 😉
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😀
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🙂
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Lovely response to the prompt.
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Thank you Michelle.
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I hope the reunions are as sweet as the memories and the ice cream. Lovely scene!
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Sometimes memories make things seem better than they were. Time will tell.
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The thought we have on planes. Very realistic?
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I find flying gives me the time to think – especially if I am in my own head space.
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Very true. Not much to do. Traps the mind.
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I hope her trip down memory lane is all that she remembered it to be.
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It may be – but people do tend to change as they get older.
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A moment in thought with a mouthful of ice cream. Nice.
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Thank you. Sometimes eating ice-cream can lead to that moment of reflection 😀
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Nothing tops that trip back home, except, maybe Haagen-Daz! Love the story.
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Thank you. And Haagen-Daz rocks!
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Awww. Good for her.
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🙂
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We all have those happy memories around food, chocolate and ice cream.
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Food, smell and music seem to be the things that kick-start our memories 🙂
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