If Only He Had Kissed Her

Paul Gardner
Fiction Shorts
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2 min readJun 5, 2024

Today’s random word is turn.

Drabble 157: “Her shoes were too tight.”

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Her shoes were too tight.

She had finished the interview and was walking home.

It was a hot early summer day.

She stopped to take off her shoes and mid-calf hose.

He was returning from lunch.

They met in the middle of a walking path.

She was modest and quiet.

He was careful and liked listening to her.

She once said, “I wonder what’s in his head.”

He knew she was talking about him.

She had finished her degree and was leaving the next day.

A voice spoke to him.

Turn toward her.

Kiss her.

Or you’ll forever regret.

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Paul Gardner
Fiction Shorts

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