Adjusting her blond wig in the restaurant’s restroom, she inhaled and exhaled several breaths, “you can do this,” she told herself, “your name is Shannon, and,” she paused, “or is it Sharon?” Quickly, she swiped and unlocked her phone, scrolling through the texts she exchanged with him, “Wait the minute, I used two names?” She squeezed her eyes shut, why did I do that, she thought, Shannon and Sharon, she wondered if he noticed, if he did, he didn’t say anything.
She was officially caught in her little web of lies, all because she wanted to try dating and didn’t want to be stalked in case the relationships ended badly. Should I abort, she wondered, checking her phone again, he’s not here yet. The decision was made in the next second as she pulled off the wig to allow her ginger hair flow, then she put on a pair of glasses, stuffed the wig back in her purse, and strutted out the restroom and out of the restaurant.
Written for Six Sentence Story. The prompt is “Web”.
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Probably a wise decision
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Probably, never know what kind of people are lurking out there.
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Yeah! They can be quite dangerous
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That might have been the right move. Great take, Yinglan
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Thank you.
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Do what you gotta do, girl!
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…or he thought the wig was pretty funky as he noted the strand of ginger hair. I used to date with a wig long and brown. My hair was a blonde bob. I called her Desiree. Friends used to ask me who I would be coming as. Wigs are a hoot. Great story. Great memories. Thanks.
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I think she’s just trying to be trying to extra careful. One never know what kind of mess up human being is lurking in the dating pool.
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And if the relationship had worked out, built on a web of lies? It still wouldn’t work. What a world we live in, we’re so afraid of each other.
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I don’t think the relationship would’ve worked even if she took off the wig.
Exactly, what a world we live in?!
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Perfect – be yourself!
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Yep!
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