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Day 178 Drabble Challenge
Mark, How Could You Leave Me?
Break on through to the other side
Today’s random word is: Exhaustive
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He’d made an exhaustive effort but was still getting nowhere. She just couldn’t hear him! As she walked through him for the third time, he screamed with frustration.
To both of their surprise, the overhead light flickered! Once, twice… then back on.
“Wait a second… Did I do that?”
She sighed heavily, with more than just grief. “Figures that fucking bulb would go out. I’M NOT TALL ENOUGH TO REACH IT!!!” she cried, falling to the floor. “Mark, how could you leave me?”
“I didn’t…! I’m right here! JESSIE!!!”
This time he yelled. And this time… she heard him. “Mark?”
