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Michelle Swisz

Such a Cute Couple
by Michelle Swisz

Their eyes met for an instant, and again for another. She winked; he blushed and then grinned. “Are you married?” she asked, removing her sunglasses. “Uh-huh.” “Where’s your ring, then?” He had no words now. He’d become mesmerized by her long, glossy reddish blond hair, and reached out to touch it. She moved a step back, but kept her eyes locked onto his. He gurgled in delight. Suddenly there was a funny smell – she tried not to let it show that she had noticed. “Time for a rest break,” said his mother, “Bye,” and whisked him away in his carriage.

Happiness Two

Everyone left it up to me to try to capture the essence of happiness in 100 words exactly. And I can see why.

What bothers me still is that we only seem to connect if we’re unhappy. Many years ago, someone complained to me that every day when they saw me after work, I was too cheerful. I was too happy for them to connect with. If we need to connect to be happy, but we can’t connect unless we’re unhappy, then I wonder how we can be happy.

The only familiar exception that I can think of is a couple’s love. The sexuality of a couple’s love, though, it seems to me, can be so intense in itself that it distracts from the happiness that it comes from and that it brings. Can there be a happiness story without the sex, or promise of it? That’s our theme, again – happiness (without sex). (And I promise I’ll go on to something else if I have to write the Drabble again myself next month!)

See everyone again next time.

Here are the Guidelines again. In summary—100 words exactly, excluding title, and submitted to Drabble@wvu.org by December 10 for January.