The Kissing Deadline
“He’d given her a fake stage kiss nowhere near her lips. Cassie tipped back in surprise.
The director shook her head. “Stop, stop.
Cassie, wrong expression. Imagine your last kiss, the magic, the glory.”
Imagining herself back at the kissing booth with the small rat-loving terrier, Cassie grimaced.
“No,” the director said. “That's not the right expression either. Work on it.”
Kristnaldo walked on stage carrying a pad of STOP flags. He slapped one STOP flag on Ryan and one on Cassie. The red sham...e symbol seemed a sign of her defeat. Ryan turned his back on Kristnaldo, fists clenched.
Cassie rolled her shoulders and tried to think of a topic less awkward than the flag, the kiss, or the shame. She tried for small talk. “Lab was so hard this week.”
Ryan returned his attention to her. “Come on, it was soccer. He even used my play as an example.” Ryan must’ve noted her blank expression. “You didn’t see my game?”
“What makes you think I go to the games?
You’ve seen me in lab.”MoreLess
The director shook her head. “Stop, stop.
Cassie, wrong expression. Imagine your last kiss, the magic, the glory.”
Imagining herself back at the kissing booth with the small rat-loving terrier, Cassie grimaced.
“No,” the director said. “That's not the right expression either. Work on it.”
Kristnaldo walked on stage carrying a pad of STOP flags. He slapped one STOP flag on Ryan and one on Cassie. The red sham...e symbol seemed a sign of her defeat. Ryan turned his back on Kristnaldo, fists clenched.
Cassie rolled her shoulders and tried to think of a topic less awkward than the flag, the kiss, or the shame. She tried for small talk. “Lab was so hard this week.”
Ryan returned his attention to her. “Come on, it was soccer. He even used my play as an example.” Ryan must’ve noted her blank expression. “You didn’t see my game?”
“What makes you think I go to the games?
You’ve seen me in lab.”MoreLess
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