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Nipped in the Bud

May 10, 2022 3 Comments

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I saw them together in the atrium, laughing, her golden hair catching the sun, his hand on her arm. I’d planned to surprise him, take him for lunch.

I quietly withdrew.

That evening nothing was said. I appeared happy. Jolly even. When he went to bed, I checked his phone and read the messages. Obviously from her. They were affectionate, if not yet loving. A bud about to blossom.

I bought exciting new lingerie, read cookbooks, and bought West End tickets. He responded eagerly and when I next checked the phone, he’d left her.

It was then that I left him.

By HJS

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  1. Christine says

    May 10, 2022 at 1:04 pm

    I really enjoyed this. A satisfying story, well told.

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  2. Khadija Rashid says

    May 10, 2022 at 10:33 pm

    An unforseen clever ending.

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  3. S. Webb says

    May 12, 2022 at 12:23 pm

    Human machinations. Always a good read. Thanks!

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