Smile

As I fumbled in my purse looking for my glasses, I noticed a man by the door smiling at me. Not wanting to appear easy, I looked away, but when I snuck a sideways glance, Mr. Smiley was still staring and smiling. He had a lot of nerve! I continued to rummage to the bottom of my bag, searching under my change purse, outdated coupons, cough drops, hand sanitizer, and orange lip balm before I finally I found my glasses. I put them on and turned around, fired up and ready to tell off Mr. Smiley for his rude presumptuous manner. Click Here!

I am joining in with Vinitha Dileep on her Five Sentence Fiction Tuesdays using the word "Smile" as the prompt.  The Void Thoughts Vinitha Dileep




That was fun, Vinitha! Thanks! I was in a bit of a slump today and that perked me right up. Just what I needed on this blah winter day in January.

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  1. Debbie D. January 10, 2017 at 4:27 PM

    Was he a flasher? LMAO! ☺ That was fun. Thanks, Cat.

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    1. UnknownJanuary 11, 2017 at 3:08 AM

      Haha! You can't trust those mannequins. You saw the photo, right? They are as creepy as clowns sometimes, eh, Debbie? Thanks for dropping by!

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    2. Debbie D. January 11, 2017 at 8:54 AM

      Oh; it was a mannequin! Now it makes perfect sense. ☺ I don't see any photo, though.

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    3. UnknownJanuary 11, 2017 at 11:02 AM

      You have to click on the link labeled surprise. Maybe it's not clear enough and I should label it Click here.

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    4. Debbie D. January 11, 2017 at 1:31 PM

      Oh Duh! Missed that. LOL Would definitely have been funnier if I'd seen it. Sorry to be so dense.

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    5. UnknownJanuary 11, 2017 at 1:36 PM

      You weren't dense, Debbie. You made me realize that maybe it wasn't clear so I changed it to Click Here to make it more clear. You helped me!

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  2. VinithaJanuary 10, 2017 at 6:36 PM

    That was a fun story, Cat. Definitely made me smile with the cute twist. Thank you for joining me with your cute story. :)

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    1. UnknownJanuary 11, 2017 at 3:09 AM

      Thanks for the inspiration, Vinitha. I enjoyed trying the challenge. Trying to flex that creative muscle again after Christmas break.

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  3. Shilpa GargJanuary 11, 2017 at 8:54 AM

    Haha! That must be some moment!! :)

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  4. Shilpa GupteJanuary 13, 2017 at 5:55 AM

    Hahaha! That was hilarious, Cat, and something that is bound to happen with me, too! I, too, am shortsighted and am sure won't be able to tell a mannequin and a man apart! ;P

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  5. Vidya SuryJanuary 15, 2017 at 10:03 PM

    His photo is so comic! Happens all the time, no? You pretty girl, you!!

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