Ten Heartbeats

Nancy Oglesby
Fiction Shorts
Published in
2 min readOct 6, 2024

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Collage by author using Canva Pro images

Today’s challenge was to use the word mystique in a story of exactly 100 words.

I watched her saunter across the boulevard, hips swaying, long auburn tendrils curling down to her waist. Se pavener!

My heart skipped a beat, two beats.

I imagine wrapping one of my pianist’s hands around her tiny waist and touching index to thumb.

Her calves — magnifique, belonging in the Louvre! Long and sculpted, her efforts paying off.

Three beats. Four.

She carried a crimson Louis Vuitton bag and wore matching stilettos.

Five beats. Six.

The pièce de résistance? Her derrière.

Seven beats. Eight.

Mystique — thrilling, blinding.

Nine beats.

Her Hermès scarf was wrapped casually about her neck.

Tightening.

Ten bea…

The only mystique is how Sтepн Tнoмpѕoɴ crafted such an incredible story. Brilliant!!

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Nancy Oglesby
Fiction Shorts

I explore life and tell stories! Embracing the world of Drabbles. Publisher of Fiction Shorts, the Challenged, and Another Fucking Publication