"Babe are you ready yet?"
"Be patient! I haven't even curled my hair yet!"
"Okay, okay take your time."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"You know you don't have to get all fancy! We're just going roller skating!"
"..."
"Pipe?"
"...I just want to make sure I look okay."
"Baby come out of the bathroom and let me see you."
"...okay"
"Oh my gosh...Pipe..."
"Is it that bad?"
"You look absolutely stunning."
"Why thank you Mr. Backwards. We should get going."
"...or we could kiss."
"That works too."
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The Backwards Effect
Short StoryBackwards: [bak-werd] 3. in the reverse of the usual or right way 4. toward the past "Goodbye!" "Goodbye...that's how you start a call?" "Yep that's how I start a call."