The 100 Words Challenge, elegantly hosted, run, and ruled over benevolently by Velvet Verbosity over here, is the leading online 100 word challenge since the battle of Austerlitz. This week's word is "Act" and my entry is called, "It's All An Act".
I did something wrong, and she came to fix it for me. I watched her work, her fingers dancing over the keys in a rehearsed rhythm. It was something simple, but in the intense bureaucracy we worked in, this was something she could do, and I couldn't. She was so beautiful, I had trouble breathing when she was nearby, with her jet black hair, gentle tan skin, and hourglass figure concealed by thick clothes because of the wintry conditions we worked in. I was in love with her, and she had no idea.
"What?", she said.
"Nothing," I lied.
ahhhhh :)
ReplyDeleteI love it! Secret crushes are so wonderful and painful.
ReplyDeleteYou paint what is probably a very common scene in the workplace. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteWhat is it about secret loves that are so potent, so all-consuming?
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