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Submitted to Contest #104
It's a momentary lapse of judgment. I concluded that was what made me open the boisterous voice note sent to me just thirty minutes ago. "The gathering is tonight! You had to join us!" I cursed aloud, scrambled to close the voice note. Yet, that is still too late. The other side has known that I had opened the message. Now, what can I do? I did not doubt that they would call me when they realized that fact. It seems that I had to restrain myself from using my phone, at least until the party started. With a resolute nod, I shut my phone down....
Submitted to Contest #103
"For you," said a flower girl that seems to pop out of nowhere when I just passed the garden in front of the train station. At her hand were two stalks of red roses. "Sorry, I don't bring any money right now," I say apologetically, almost as a reflex. It was a lie since I had money in my pockets. But I don't think showing up in a meeting with roses was a good idea. And I am not particularly fond of roses since I prefer wildflowers more than any roses. The girl pouted as if she was offended by my remark. "This is free, sister." "Free?" I rais...
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