JOANNE HAGEMEYER

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“A Material Girl” by JOANNE HAGEMEYER

Submitted to Contest #24

Bertie’s eyes rested unfocused as she listened. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” said the darker voice, in a hissed whisper. “This is not happening.”Distressed, Bertie thought.“It’s happening.” The second voice sounded a bit like dappled sunshine, Bertie thought. Like rays of light coming through a glade of trees, breathless and excited. As Bertie lifted her now tepid latte, she realized she hadn’t really been breathing, either. She took a tentative sip and curled her lip in displeasure. All around her was the hum and thrum of people talk...

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