One hundred strokes with the hairbrush. Her best perfume. Brand new dress.
She looked at the clock in the hall. After sitting on the couch for three minutes, she looked at her watch.
There were wrinkles in her skirt. She consulted her wrist four times while the iron heated. She smoothed the skirt without taking off the dress.
She straightened all the chachkies on the shelf and eyed the clock again. She peeked out the curtains, every time she paced past the window.
Two hours later, the telephone rang. By the second ring, she knew he wasn’t going to come.
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For whom is she waiting? How long did she wait? Are you flashing with us?
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Binky
/ July 14, 2013She was waiting for her square-dance partner.
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Red
/ July 15, 2013Bwahahaha!
Susan Shuman
/ July 14, 2013She was waiting for a loser. She waited too long–two hours and 17 minutes. Yes, I am flashing for life!
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Red
/ July 15, 2013No doubt and YAY! xxx
Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captains Wife
/ July 14, 2013Waiting for a loser, that’s for sure! I never waited more than 15 minutes, but I now wait for months for my tugboat man to come home, so what does that say?
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Red
/ July 15, 2013He is worth waiting for. <3 xxx
Valentine Logar
/ July 15, 2013How long is to long to wait? I just wonder, if he isn’t coming should she hunt him down next time and kick him square in the nads?
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Red
/ July 15, 2013Oh, brilliant solution. I might like that a bit much. *wicked grins*
Tess Kann
/ July 15, 2013Oh my, the tension. Whew. Too bad she went to all the trouble to look her best. I bet there won’t be a next time–no more waiting, that is.
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Red
/ July 15, 2013I would certain hope not. xxx