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Flash Fiction by Emma Jane Grey

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I see her from across the hall. She’s slack-jawed and pale; struck dumb on the spot. The bustling crowd of the bridal convention continues its brutal rampage around her and her teary, sheepish-faced friend. She doesn’t seem to hear any more of her friend’s guilt-laden words; she only stares blankly at the woman in front of her. The teary woman shakes and pleads. She finally responds, not with words, but with a firm closing of her mouth, and the removal of her engagement ring. She holds it out stubbornly to her pleading companion until it is no longer in her possession. I blink, and she disappears into the anonymity of the crowd, leaving her sobbing friend behind.

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Emma Jane Grey

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Prompt:

Creative Spark Showdown

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