by Fredoberto
Great revenge! He loved his Mustang more than he ever did his wife. That was evident when he checked the car after she peeled out throwing up some loose gravel.
5
The Mustang owners in Stangstar's stories are nearly always engineers rather than lawyers, who are unerringly faithful to their duplicitous wives. The husband inevitably ends up with a younger, hotter woman, but only after finding out that their wife is secretly a cheating whore.
So this was a strange homage, in that all the roles were reversed.
I feel like the question at the end is supposed to be referencing something from earlier in the story
Somewhere in the universe, StangStar06 just had a panic attack out of nowhere.
Really good. I get this is really about his love of his car but a bit more about how his affair started and what his lover felt about her partner leaving would have been appreciated. 4 stars
This read much more like the beginning of a new story. Run with it!!
Good story. I noticed that he used the same “it was just sex” argument that thousands of LW cheating wives use in these stories. It didn’t work for him either. Nice gentle British double burn Fred.
Should have left the car alone. Instead have Sally take him over the coals in the divorce and take half his partnership (not sure if this is how it works over there) and the Mustang. Then taunt Gerry and Tracey about how much fun her and Stuart have in it.
Love the way you brought it all together. He needed a harsher message then just disfiguring his car.
Kudos for using the iconic Mustang as a vehicle (pun intended) for retribution. Gerry got hurt the only way he could understand it. As someone said, no real cars got damaged. No dead goats or tropical fish either. I think the question at the end refers to Gerry's excuse that "it was only sex", but it is also addressed to all lovers of Mustangs. Th answer has to be that it is never "only sex" and a Mustang is not "only a car", as Stangstar would undoubtedly agree.
An ironic coincidence. Is the point of the story the adultery, the car, or the consequences? If this is an homage to Stangstar then what is there to criticize. Even an awkward eulogy delivered with sincerity is legitimate.
Thanks for the effort?
This was a long and elaborate wind-up for a floater pitch. Hit directly at second base for an easy out at first base. It was just sex, just a car, just the winning ‘out’ in the deciding game of the ‘World’ Series! Nice try, and I appreciate it!
3*
good story, I wonder if he's going to call the cops, and have her charged... because if it were him all of you would be calling for his ruination.
Good story. He was totally self-involved and the only way to reach that is to take what is most important - his material possessions.
Cheating is cheating, regardless of the gender dynamics. She got him good :) Bravo!!
The poor Mustang. The dude needs to be shot. Oh, yeah, the paint should have been on him. 5 stars .The Bear approves. That's what happens when you let an asshole limey drive a real car.
The BEAR
Clever plot. Droll touches. Light touch. The author gets to call his shots, but the absence of conscience and sorrow seem to be a constant with this author, which limits my ability to feel any sense of "common ground" or shared humanity with the characters, either the guilty or the innocent.
Another good short one! Running down your line of tales and enjoying them. 5*