#storyin50words

She practiced the expression in the mirror for the thousandth time. Raise the eyebrows as close as possible to the hairline. Widen the eyes. Drop the jaw smiling widely. The last one was crucial. Her

"No." "You're not even listening to me!" "No." "It would barely put a dent in the advertising budget and if you look at the designs -" "For the last time, NO!

"Arf!" "What is it, Las- oh. It's just you. Patches,I don't have time for this!" Nobody ever cared what he saw at the bottom of the well. How he marveled at the beauty of the water,

He was handsome this man. He made his intentions clear. Tempting. I hadn’t the time to have a man in my bed. Things were complicated since Fred moved in. Fred... what if this man came into our lives. No