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Here’s my first attempt at a silly short for a flash friday writing project - given to me by Woodrow Phoenix were:the object (Statue of Liberty) and a location (platform 2 (eastbound) Moorgate Station. I wrote it in 45 mins and decided to publish it with minimal edits, just some basic proofs. I also didn’t check any of my facts!

The invitation …

Growing up I always wanted to be French, I think it was all to do with our French exchange student Amelie, and the way Steven Locock became soft and smiley when she walked into the classroom. He had a party and it wasn’t even his birthday and he invited her first and as an afterthought, because I was standing there looking so hopeful and worried, he nodded and said, “ yeah mate you should come yeah? Bring your sister”.

I was crushed and elated in the same moment – squashed to the flatest plane of my existence by the opposing forces of delight and fury. My bloody sister, not bloody likely! Bad enough I had to share the perfect Steve with this snooty French trollop, I wasn’t about to invite my Farah Fawcettly gorgeous sibling, effortlessly cute and boyfriend magnetty she didn’t need the invite. I needed the invite and I realised watching Steve turn his whole body towards this French siren, I needed all the help I could get.

While I’m making calculations about the likely impact of lying to Steve about why my sister can’t come, and then lying to my sister about where I might be going and why I might need to borrow her new neon blue sequinned boob tube. Amelie continues to be French.

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