“I left my wife for a younger woman.” How dare that fat, ugly, stupid, self-centered husband of Barb’s consider that cliché phrase; how dare a younger woman consider him??
Maybe it was sour grapes, like Barb’s mother hinted.
Maybe Barb was better off, as Barb’s best friend, Lillith, stated.
The most useful response, however, came from Barb’s greatest enemy since childhood, Phoebe. “You know,” Phoebe said, “If you knock him off before he files for anything, you get it all.”
So, much to Barb’s surprise, she found herself plotting with Phoebe. It was like first grade all over again.
©2023 Chel Owens
Written in response to Charli’s prompt at Carrot Ranch:
May 9, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about two who can keep a secret. Is the secret between them or is one keeping a secret from the other. Who are they? What remains unknown? What is revealed? Go where the prompt leads!
Chel Owens 
Drama, drama, drama!
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Oh, yes!
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Well, now, there’s a twist!
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I thought the title was a dead giveaway.
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Terrific story
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Thank you!
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Chel can I illustrate this for Kerfuffle Komics ?
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Anytime!
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👍
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‘Till death do us part’ he’d said;
Well, he’s been left for dead.
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👏🏻 👏🏻
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Oy!
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Excellent 💜💜💜
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Wow that’s fantastic
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I think the picture is better than my story!
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