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January 30, 2021 11 Comments

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“He certainly does have impressive muscles, doesn’t he?” Victor approached his wife from behind, as she stood perusing the pretty bronzed plant-waterer from their bedroom window.

“I hadn’t noticed,” she lied.

“Time to get ready for date night,” he reminded her.

She feigned enthusiasm.

Victor knew his wife’s makeup routine well.

He sat smiling to himself as he watched her dip her contact lenses into the cleansing solution.

She possessed a unique talent of being able to insert both simultaneously.

He’d banked on that when he replaced the solution with oven cleaner: sodium hydroxide.

She wouldn’t look at another man again.

By Miya Yamanouchi

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  1. Kari says

    January 30, 2021 at 2:51 am

    Deliciously evil. Brilliant.

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  2. George says

    January 30, 2021 at 4:10 am

    Ouch what a horrific ending and what else will happen to her A man plagued by jealousy and mediocrity. Beautifully written

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  3. Chandrika R krishnan says

    January 30, 2021 at 7:29 am

    That’s so evil and so well brought out …top notch writing

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  4. Cathy Cade says

    January 30, 2021 at 7:38 am

    ouch! Nasty man.

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  5. Bonnie Meekums says

    January 30, 2021 at 8:21 am

    OMG! Shocked by the ending! Great example of getting straight into the middle of the action.

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  6. Angie says

    January 30, 2021 at 2:26 pm

    Fantastic ending and changed the scene instantly.

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  7. Derek says

    January 31, 2021 at 6:25 am

    Ho hum, married bliss eh. This is a very good twist in the tale.

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  8. Liz says

    January 31, 2021 at 7:33 pm

    Good writing, but there’s no way you can put both contacts in at once – you need one hand to pull your lids away, the other to place the lens. This is one example of why people say write what you know…

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  9. Justin Nagundi says

    February 3, 2021 at 8:49 am

    What a diabolical man!

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  10. Violet James says

    February 3, 2021 at 9:07 am

    Ekkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!! What a twist. I thought it was about the woman in an unhappy marriage. We always forget that the man is those relationships are not happy as well. But wow that was taking it to another level. Great job!!

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  11. Philip says

    January 17, 2022 at 4:55 pm

    Harsh and surprising … I like it.

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