Sylvan Turley

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“Time And Again” by Sylvan Turley

Submitted to Contest #171

It took all of...oh, forty seconds, give or take, for Jen to peel herself from the security guard's stilted flirtation, tuck the bag of smoke bombs under a bench near the entrance, pull the fake watch onto her wrist, slip into a side hallway to tear off the outer skirts of her gown, trip the fire alarms, and return to the ballroom.  She wove her way through the baffled partygoers in their various 21st-century ideas of "ballgowns". None cast more than a glance in her direction, most too busy cramming for the door as alarms overhead procl...

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I am a strong supporter of an entirely chocolate-based diet, slalom waterskiing, and wearing pajamas all day.