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Submitted to Contest #291
It’s Maisie’s birthday, the big three-oh, and all the usual crowd are here…although I can’t see Sophie? Maybe she changed her mind or, as happened to me, her invitation went astray. Although she would still know. We haven’t spoken for a while, sort of lost touch as you do sometimes when life gets in the way. Maybe something came up. To be honest I was undecided myself, but Maisie’s parties are legendary and not to be missed and anyway, it was all a misunderstanding, water under the bridge and all that, and we’ve both moved on. Well, Maisie h...
Submitted to Contest #290
‘Do you mind if I join you,’ asks a voice that wouldn’t sound out of place on Radio 4 or Classic FM. I look up to see a gloved hand hovering over the chair opposite. ‘It’s just, this appears to be the only seat left.’ I’ll be honest here, I don’t like sharing with strangers, but the coffee shop is popular and is indeed full. I purse my lips and, deciding it would be churlish of me to refuse, I indicate for him to sit. ‘Thank you,’ he says as he pulls out the chair and lowers himself with a fluid grace that seems at odds with his heigh...
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