Thursday, April 11, 2013

A comma


What do you mean it’s confusing, he asked in a gruff manner, trying to puff himself up. It’s worded poorly and it makes it all wrong, she replied. Well what can I do to fix it, he resigned. I don’t know, was all she could muster. They spent hours on it. A back and forth argument hushed between them as they debated the semantics. When dawn broke, she drew in a comma. He scowled at her and to the setting sun. That’s it, he asked. It’s perfect now, she confirmed. It was settled and he was pissed. He gave dawn a hug and headed out into the dusk. A comma, damned thing, he thought to himself.

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