First and foremost, this story is an exaggeration and an inspiration of my recent experience – a convenient store near my workplace just started for business and was running a one dollar sundae cone promotion. My colleagues were rather amused when I decided on the all black charcoal flavour. It is (for the most part) a free and democratic world here so why the amusement? Because it’s unique? Or is it because we don’t eat black coloured stuff all the time?
I was also a little irritated when someone wrinkled (rather too obviously) his/her nose when he/she saw the sundae. I don’t see any purpose of people showing their disgust over someone else’s food because everyone is free to choose so I’d included that as part of the story.
These days, it’s so common for everyone, myself included, to either, consciously or subconsciously, whip out their smartphones and start taking photos of something fascinating for the purpose of sharing, be it through direct messages or social media. These actions are probably going to be already baked into our DNA. I tried to add an element of humour to it here. I hope it works. ;)
And finally, the ending. Frank did not expect the charcoal sundae to taste good but he was pleasantly surprised when he found out it was vanilla flavoured. Unlike his colleagues who opted for mango flavour and got mango flavour, Frank went for the unknown and got a kick out of it (it was my main intention to highlight the taste of vanilla (which is white) that was unexpected of the black sundae. Typically, black sundaes were more synonymous with sesame. The flavour versus the outlook was such a huge contrast, almost like day and night). At the end he smiled because he knew he had the better outcome.
I hope this story brought a smile to your face. Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
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