Bucky Bellanger was on his way home from work one day when he decided to stop off for a drink in a bar he regularly passed by but had never been in. Bucky didn't know what prompted him to go in that day but something mysteriously drew him inside Clive's Corner where he ordered a scotch with a side of water and ate a few hot, salted peanuts from a dish placed in front of him.
A peanut lodged in his throat and he began coughing and sputtering and while he thought he grabbed the water to stop from choking, instead grabbed the scotch, bolted in down and involuntarily vomited the scotch and the peanuts onto the bar.
Penny Parker, two seats to Bucky's right was disgusted and moved to a small table in the window unable to stand anyone coughing in her vicinity much less vomiting.
Fate had planned for Penny to meet Bucky that day, it was all set up, she was to play an important part in his life, Bucky would be lonely no more.
After Bucky regained his composure, the bartender began wiping the entire bar down with a disinfectant that had an unpleasant smell and the few remaining customers started complaining.
"Fucking smells like a hospital in here," said one of Clive's more obnoxious regulars.
"Better than puke," added Penny from her table in the corner unaware that she was meant to meet Bucky that day so she too would not be lonely anymore.
Fate, not partial to being thwarted, vowed not to bother with these two hapless souls again, and leaving them to their own devices, Bucky and Penny were alone for a very long time though they occasionally stopped into Clive's for a drink, somehow never at the same time.
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