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Cuffs

July 21, 2016 7 Comments

Cuffs

By Sophie van Llewyn

Onions, sheep, burnt grease: opposite to the smells of home, where the air is thick with expensive perfume and silverware polish.

Sunk low in the leather seats of her Porsche, she takes a lustful bite from the spicy lamb kebab. The warm sauce covers her chin.  Ketchup gushes down her face.

In seconds, the rivulet reaches the cameo clasped about her neck.

She uses the sleeve of her delicate lace shirt to purge the massacre.

She imagines the perplexed look on her mother-in-law’s face when she’s shown the stain.

The future is written on a cuff.

Precisely what she’s aiming for.

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  1. Vibha says

    July 21, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    Ha ha this is awesome.

    Reply
    • Sophie van Llewyn says

      July 22, 2016 at 12:47 am

      Thank you, Vibha. Glad that you enjoyed it

      Reply
  2. sueannporter1 says

    July 22, 2016 at 4:55 am

    I love it.

    Reply
    • Sophie van Llewyn says

      July 22, 2016 at 8:39 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Werthworld says

    July 22, 2016 at 6:58 am

    Very nice. It’s the minute details that tell a larger story.

    Reply
  4. Bobby Warner says

    July 22, 2016 at 2:34 pm

    Lots of great imagery, a twist ending, and a miniature study in human nature. A solid Winner!

    Reply
    • Sophie van Llewyn says

      July 23, 2016 at 12:22 am

      Wow, thank you!

      Reply

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