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“Have you seen her?” Mark thrust his head and shoulders through the open dutch door.
Ella nodded carefully. The light’s angle made the perspiration dotting Mark’s wide forehead look like dew on a banana leaf. How odd.
“And?” he pressed.
“Daphne is fine.”
Mark grunted his impatience. “That’s not what I meant, and you know it!”
Ella sighed in resignation. There will be no escaping the truth, no matter how much it could hurt him. “There’s a glow about her, if you must know.”
Mark sagged.
“And … an engagement ring on her finger.”
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt of Glow in 94 words
Na'ama Yehuda 
Na’ama Y’karah,
Poor Mark. Unrequited love is tough. Well written as I’ve come to expect.
Shalom,
Rochelle
PS mine is here https://rochellewisoff.com/2021/08/15/weekend-writing-prompt-glow/
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Thank you, Rochelle! Yes, poor Mark. Happens more often than one might want to believe, this does, eh? 🙂
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I feel for Mark. Sometimes these poor guys (and gals) just can’t read the situation…
Lovely write.
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Thank you, Dale. Yeah, sometimes people are operating on totally different broadcast channels, and yet all too often one of the two seems to think that there is still a chance for theirs to merge … 😉
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No kidding… some of them are on totally different networks. Eeesh.
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Ha! Totally different network is perfect! Yep. Totally! 🙂
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😀
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🙂
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Clearly, it was never meant to be. Better luck next time Mark!
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Exactly! 🙂
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More often than not. I learned a new term the other day, “roaching.” Oh, dear, “that’s me in the corner, losing my religion.” 😦
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oh … well then …
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Well done, as if I was sitting right there with them.
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Thank you! Glad you liked it!
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