“I prefer to stand,” she said through teeth gritted with barely-contained hostility.
A young man had offered her his seat.
She had just entered middle age.
#shortstory #threesentencestory
“I prefer to stand,” she said through teeth gritted with barely-contained hostility.
A young man had offered her his seat.
She had just entered middle age.
#shortstory #threesentencestory
Beyond the Skinny Branches 
I would have probably written her more hostile…..”standing is for people with character.”
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ouch
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Yep.
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Beautiful….somewhere reflects the feelings of the lady….who wants to convey the young man that ….she is not that old….to be treated with compassion….isn’t it…?
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Complex, yes.
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