‘You’re pretty and kind,’ he told her, after their first night together, ‘but I don’t love you.’ ‘I won’t see you again?’ she asked. He shook his head. She wept. A month later she called him. ‘I’m pregnant,’ she said. He was silent. She asked him: ‘Will you marry me?’ Related articles In Praise of … Continue reading 50-Word Tales #117
He had to see her again. He procured daffodils and sweets and went to her house and knocked at her door. A stranger opened, and he was naked from the waist up. He dropped the flowers and the sweets and fainted. 'Call the ambulance!' the stranger cried. 'Quick sister quick!' Related articles 15 Great Book … Continue reading 50-Word Tales #112
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