So I wrote this one first, but it never really came together to my liking. I decided to throw it out. But wait! Why not show it too you instead? I do this all the time. Write a few pieces for a prompt, chill on them for a while hoping for additional inspiration or a better feeling about one or the others. Do you do this?
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His proposal had a pleasing pitch, but aborting a previously set date for a better offer left her kicking herself. Her mother’s old rules.
Dreaming of possibilities post-refusal, she left a letter to her buddy from across the hall overflowing with regret though almost missing what peeked from his doormat.
A missive? Yes, disguised as a paper football like guys shot across desks during school.
Dare she?
A teacher, thus the childish origami. Syrupy words. Details of a supposedly impromptu kiss were daggers.
Today, she was a voyeur, the outsider, and too late.
How to refold perfectly? Quick, QUICK!
Dang! I found an "N"!!! Thank goodness this wasn't my submission! Dudes, this is hard!
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