...
I don't get it
Brad seems to get it
He winks at me
Now I am confused
ME: You brought deodorant to a gala? Are you two planning on dancing that much?
FIONA: No, these are for us to spray on the cameras so we don't get caught.
BRAD: It was my idea.
I still don't get it
JO: Getting caught for what, this is a company event. We were invited here.
Finally, someone who makes sense
FIONA: Oh, come on, you know this isn't JUST a company event. This is so much bigger than that.
Right, because it's me and Brad's first date
Fate, remember?
FIONA: Trust me, come with us and you'll see. This is going to be so much fun.
CLAIRE: I'm in!
FIONA: Yes! What about you Jo?
JO: Well... it does sound fun.
FIONA: Lina?
Dancing with Brad sounded way more fun
But I guess if Jo is going, maybe I should too?
She is a pretty reliable person; she wouldn't have said yes if she didn't think it was safe...
Right?
I am so undecided right now
BRAD: Come on, we don't have much time left. We need to go now.
Well
Where you lead, I follow Brad
Fiona gives each of us some deodorant spray
I have apricot smell
Brad has citrus, my favorite
Claire has the unscented one
I laugh
We follow Fiona and Brad to the lobby
We arrive at the bottom of this massive staircase
The kind of staircase you only see in movies, like Titanic; when Jack meets Rose in first class?
Maybe Brad could be my Jack and I could be his Rose
Only I am not gonna let him die
I look at him again
Why does he look so familiar??
I then look at the rest of the group all scattered across the staircase
Everyone is spraying cameras, except me
Something just doesn't feel right
I have a really bad feeling about this
But also
I have no interest in being part of a deodorant-spraying gang or whatever this is
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Sleep On It
Short StoryFollow Lina's adventures as she dreams her way through her sleep. Live the moment exactly as she does, as if you were Lina yourself. Fun dreams, romantic dreams, sad dreams, chaotic dreams... anything can happen.
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