The Social Club
She was not yet nineteen, but carried herself with attitude; refusing to pay the membership fee, to enter the run down ex army hut, which served as the hospitals social club. So I called for two tumblers of our best ale and suggested that she joined me on door duty. As we chatted other girls from the new intake of students arrived and paid the minuscule membership charge. But my companion continued to argue about the charge. So the glasses were refilled, and so on went the rest of the evening. In the end the fee would not be paid that night. As the club shut for the night, I suggested we continued the conversation at my bedsit over coffee and biscuits. But I forgot that the biscuits were for a dog, and the coffee had to be black, as I had no milk. Surprisingly the night was a success. Fifty years later we still talk, did I ever get the 10p fee; no.
I adore your picture. 🙂
Thank you.
How sweet! She wouldn’t pay the 10p for the fee to get in but she ended up being his wife of 50+ years! Great story Mike!
Thank you PJ. I hope you are managing alright, sending a hug to say look after yourself. Mike
Thank you so much for the hug Mike! I can always use those!
Nicely done. I guess he got much more than 10p in all those wonderful years together.
Thank you, that is very astute.
awwwwwww cute story 🙂
You are so kind, thank you Joyfrida.
10p well spent. Great write.
Or in this perhaps it was 10p well refused. thank you.
This is in an interesting story Michael and an interesting girl to be sure. I wonder why she was so against paint the miniscule fee. That’s cheap, but on the other hand your speaker becomes good friends with her, so I’m guessing she had other good qualities,
Perhaps not paying was her way of getting him to focus on her.
Yes I think you are right about that 🙂
So nicely done. I enjoyed reading it.
I am so glad. Thank you.
How sweet. Beautiful serendipity.
Thank you, serendipity or fate, that’s life,
A lovely story
Thank you Dawn,