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If

June 15, 2016 7 Comments

If

By R.F. Marazas

If I hadn’t been in one of my foul moods, I wouldn’t have tossed her gift tie aside, and she wouldn’t have lost her temper and screamed get out.

If I hadn’t been angry, I wouldn’t have accused her of sneaking Oliver in after I was gone.

If she hadn’t bragged about it, I wouldn’t have called her a slut.

If I’d seen her snatch the letter opener from the desk, she wouldn’t have been able to stab me.

If I hadn’t angered her, yelling call an ambulance, she wouldn’t have stormed out the door.

She hated to be yelled at.

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  1. Jazz says

    June 15, 2016 at 11:07 am

    Great little story…….!!
    Well paced

    Reply
  2. John La Briola says

    June 15, 2016 at 11:33 am

    Nice job!

    Reply
  3. Joanna Bressler says

    June 15, 2016 at 12:09 pm

    Good job, the story kept surprising me.

    Reply
  4. E. Wallace says

    June 15, 2016 at 5:14 pm

    very creative kept me wondering what was going to happen.

    Reply
  5. lquisp says

    June 15, 2016 at 8:21 pm

    I liked the chain of events. Good action.

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  6. Dante Murray says

    June 25, 2016 at 5:45 am

    Love this brilliant playfullness!

    Reply
  7. sueannporter1 says

    July 4, 2016 at 8:23 pm

    I enjoyed this and loved the ending.

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