General Fiction posted January 17, 2019 |
Dribble Flash Fiction
Nitwits!
by zanya
Lady Melissa threw her needlepoint on the floor.
Her aged father, Lord Ailesbury watched, aghast.
"Have you taken leave of your senses, Melissa?"
"No, papa, I plan to marry my beloved John Smith, a commoner."
Lord Ailesbury gasped loudly, clenching his chest.
"Love is for nitwits," he muttered, before expiring.
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Lady Melissa threw her needlepoint on the floor.
Her aged father, Lord Ailesbury watched, aghast.
"Have you taken leave of your senses, Melissa?"
"No, papa, I plan to marry my beloved John Smith, a commoner."
Lord Ailesbury gasped loudly, clenching his chest.
"Love is for nitwits," he muttered, before expiring.
Her aged father, Lord Ailesbury watched, aghast.
"Have you taken leave of your senses, Melissa?"
"No, papa, I plan to marry my beloved John Smith, a commoner."
Lord Ailesbury gasped loudly, clenching his chest.
"Love is for nitwits," he muttered, before expiring.
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