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Submitted to Contest #337
Journeys End Serena took a deep breath as she reached for the phone, she’d waited all day for the call, but was still afraid to pick it up. “Hey Geoff, thanks for calling. What did the doctor say?” “The news isn’t good, the cancer is back. I’m afraid I’m living on borrowed time now.” It wasn’t unexpected, theirs was a decades old friendship, they’d met at school and spent a number of years teaching at the same school afterwards. Geoff had been in and out of hospital multiple times in the last few years. And although Serena presented as a c...
Submitted to Contest #162
What’s Eating You? “Can I take your order?” “Definitely, not too hungry today. Just the ribeye steak, medium with baked potato, lobster tail, chicken a la king and…the veal parmesan, just the sandwich, I don’t need the full meal.” The server looked at me, her eyebrows raised so high, they disappeared into the 50’s beehive she was still sporting. “What, no appetizers?” I was almost positive she was being sarcastic. “No, not today, gotta watch my figure, you know,” I responded patting the paunch which people insisted gave me a “dad bod.” I was...
Submitted to Contest #157
Green Eyes “There’s my favourite kept man!” Colin felt the practiced smile curve his lips. The first few times Jack used this as his opening, Colin had pointed out the company his very successful wife was running had been built by him, but Jack always ignored the statement. They’d both been members at the exclusive country club they were now sitting in for years, so the banter wasn’t new. Normally, Colin would have let it drop, but he was feeling vaguely discontented today, so he decided to respond in kind. “So where’s your lovely wife tod...
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