Buzzkill [fss]

AI Magical Bees

As Kevin was boarding the bus, he knew he was heading back to the one place he hoped he’d never have to see again.

He had left the crowded, noisy city to make his fortune in the peaceful countryside, but he was returning without a crumb. At first, it had seemed so simple to keep a colony of bees and sell jars of delicious honey. Kevin had created a great website and marketing buzz for his biz.

But then he’d met Bunny Lou Gingham. She’d acted like she was in love with Kevin, and he had spent all his honey money on an engagement ring, but then one night she drugged his meatloaf and stole all his bees. Turned out she had been secretly seeing Clyde Clemons, the rancher’s son, and they were building a bee biz with big bucks from Clyde’s daddy.

Kevin couldn’t compete with Clyde, so he bought a bus ticket back to the city. As he exited the bus, his sister Karen met him at the depot. “I failed,” he sighed.

“Oh sweetie.” She gave him a hug. “You just can’t trust those rural folks. Welcome home.”

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Written for Fandango’s Story Starter 97 anf Greg’s Five Word Weekly Challenge.