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Submitted to Contest #306
INT. RECEPTION AREA OF BEAUTIFUL YOU ENHANCEMENT CENTER - DAY A futuristic lobby. Serene. Soothing MUSIC plays, lending to the air of tranquility. The receptionist, SABINA (20’s), composed, perfect in every way, sits at her desk. Attuned to her computer, but also aware. PAULA (late 30’s) ENTERS hesitantly and approaches Sabina. She’s mouselike in her appearance and in her demeanor. Sabina greets her with a luminous smile, sultry voice. SABINAWelcome to Beautiful You. May I help you? Paula fidgets uncomfortably. PAULAHi. Hello. I...I’m Paula?...
Submitted to Contest #270
He never lets her see him so bothered, but this time she catches him unaware. He doesn’t notice that she has come upon him from behind, barefoot, quiet as a summer’s breeze. She enters the kitchen from the screened-in porch and sees him huddled over a page of the morning paper. He clenches his fist, and when he releases his grip the paper is wrinkled; it looks damp to her. She stops, fascinated. He touches his fingertips to his forehead. From her position, she can’t discern that his eyes are closed.Don’t you know what it means when they braz...
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