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by Jacky
Rated: E · Fiction · Contest Entry · #2257525
Flash Fiction
Lesson Learned

“This is a mistake.”

“No it’s not.”

“Think about it for a minute will you! You never think things through. You think you’re going to surprise Karen by jumping up out of the bushes in that costume. Number one, you look like a crazy lunatic…”

“I know, I was going for as scary as possible!”

“Number two, this is a public street, it’s not like she’s going to be thinking it might be you.”

“Right, huh! it’s going to scare her silly!”

“Yes, and she is going to react as if you are a total stranger crazy person attacking her!”

“This is gonna be awesome!”

“This is going to be a disaster.”

“She’ll think it’s so funny!”

“Do you mean when she’s visiting you in the hospital?”

“What are you talking about?”

“You do remember she’s taking karate lessons don’t you?”

“Well sure, but that’s just girl stuff, like exercise. Stop worrying, this is gonna be great!”

Later at the hospital…
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