Fandango’s Story Starter

This week’s Story Starter teaser is:

When the song started playing on the radio, Vince stopped what he was doing and began to cry. His whole plan had gone to crap, the car, the roadblock, the storm, and he wished he had just used a gun! It all started when his best friend Jake started flirting with his wife at the neighborhood New Year’s Eve party. Jake asked Vince’s wife to dance to “Are You Lonesome Tonight” with Elvis Presley. He saw his wife responding warmly and a wariness began. Over the next month he noticed the two would be gone to some activity at the same times. More time passed and Vince’s wife became less interested in spending time with him.

His plan began to take shape. A heavy snowstorm was predicted so he loaded some sawhorses in his pickup and a couple of flares. Knowing the route Jake and his wife would take, he set up the roadblock complete with bright flares. This would cause them to take a side road that was closed a mile down because of the storm. Vince also tinkered with his wife’s brakes so she would not be able to navigate the side road well. The snow was really turning heavy and Vince just sat at home waiting for the police to call with the bad news. After an hour or two, the phone rang and it was his wife asking to be picked up at the garage. She had called a tow truck after she chose the side road detour and ended up in a snow bank. Vince wisely turned around at the roadblock and went home safely. Suddenly the radio began playing that lonesome song.

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