A fifty-word story written using @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt "Better late than never"
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"Better late than never!"
His beaming smile battles my migraine-inducing frown, but even his sparkling eyes can't cool my lava-hot anger.
"You said you'd be here on time. You swore it."
"I'm here now. Why do you always do this?"
And suddenly - yet again - I'm in the wrong.
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