After her beloved dog died from natural causes, Eleanor locked herself in her room and wept. Meanwhile, her husband, wishing to comfort her, stuffed the dog. Happy with the result, he brought it to her. At the sight of it she fainted. When she recovered, Eleanor spoke one word: Divorce!
She woke hours before sunrise and dyed her hair and took a bath and polished her nails and perfumed her body and put on a new dress and went to meet her lover. The moment she stepped outside she received a message: Sorry dear, I cannot come today. She wept.
The woman with inky hair stood before a great puddle in the road, gazing at her new white slippers, and scratching her head. From a nearby window a hatted boy saw her. He crept behind her and picked her up in his arms and carried her through the great depths... (Based on an amorous dream … Continue reading A 50-Word Story a Day Keeps the Boredom Away #65
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