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The zoo was Reed’s idea. Sheila said sure. She liked lemurs.
In the Africa area, Reed pointed. “Hey, that giraffe looks like you.”
“What?”
It was their second date. The first was beer at Mel’s.
“I mean… you have a nice long neck.”
Sheila pointed. “That baboon looks like you.”
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This is a a 50-word short story based on a “zoo” prompt. I love the challenge of these very short short stories, because I tend to write very lengthy sentences and lengthy stories. In this story I’m trying to convey in exactly 50 words that feeling when a courtship is not going well. It’s one of the sillier things I’ve written, inspired by the picture of the giraffe.
