50 WORD MICROFICTION
Too Late to Contribute, You Know It’s You
Thrifty Words Challenge #11: Late
Published in
Nov 13, 2020
She shows up breathless, frenzied, happy.
She accomplished what she needed done at home, at the office.
She’s late for the group project.
She apologizes.
You’d finished it before she arrived.
She looks it over approvingly. High fives you.
She stares solemnly at your name on the work. Where’s hers?
