Don't Let Go
“She’d spent a hefty chunk of salary on the black satin cocktail dress and silver peep toe heels. In her earlobes winked a pair of diamond studs she’d purchased herself. Hah. She didn’t need a man to buy her jewelry.
But now she frowned at her reflection. Was she trying too hard? She was going for sleek and sophisticated. Did she scream divorced and desperate?
Where was her evening bag? She’d chewed off most of her lipstick. She also needed to pop another antacid to soothe the knot of anxiety in... her stomach.
After tossing around a few sofa cushions, she spotted the bag on the seat of the armchair and almost fell on her face reaching for it. Damn heels. Well, with any luck, she’d break her neck and have the perfect excuse for not showing up at this stupid event.
Part of her wanted to back out altogether. Call up Dee and say she was sick with a headache. A stomach bug. The bubonic plague.
There’d be gossip if she didn’t show. She could hear it even now. “Well, I don’t blame her for not being here.MoreLess
But now she frowned at her reflection. Was she trying too hard? She was going for sleek and sophisticated. Did she scream divorced and desperate?
Where was her evening bag? She’d chewed off most of her lipstick. She also needed to pop another antacid to soothe the knot of anxiety in... her stomach.
After tossing around a few sofa cushions, she spotted the bag on the seat of the armchair and almost fell on her face reaching for it. Damn heels. Well, with any luck, she’d break her neck and have the perfect excuse for not showing up at this stupid event.
Part of her wanted to back out altogether. Call up Dee and say she was sick with a headache. A stomach bug. The bubonic plague.
There’d be gossip if she didn’t show. She could hear it even now. “Well, I don’t blame her for not being here.MoreLess
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