So here I a one shot based on the word 'pencil'. Hope you enjoy.

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Katie xx

As Zoe sat alone in her office swimming in paper work all she needed was for to sharpen a pencil. At first she couldn't find a sharpener but after that problem was rectified she was able to use the pencil sharpener. A few minutes later the lead broke off. Zoe huffed and re sharpened it. Then the same thing happened.

"For goodness sake."

The pencil went hurtling towards the door. She reached for another and began to write. After a few minute the pencil broke again. Zoe's frustration levels were rising. She sharpened the pencil and carried on. Things were going seemingly well nut once again the lead snapped.

"This is getting ridiculous."

Out of anger she broke the pencil clean in two and threw both parts in the direction of the door. She had one pencil left in her pot. She picked it out and hoped that nothing else would happen to her final pencil. But as things go most bad things always come in threes. Although this time the pencil lasted a while longer than the two previous excuses of pencils. As she felt the lead fallout onto the page, shed had just quite enough o things that day and this situation was not making anything any better.

A crack was heard and the wood was snapped. She lobbed the first piece at the door, and as she threw the second the door opened and in walked max. Before he had time to move the half of pencil hit him in the eye. Zoe sat in shock as max yelped out in pain.

"Max. Oh my! I'm so sorry."

"What's gotten into you?"

"Pencils."

"Pencils?"

"They keep breaking and I've had enough of them."

"Okay but right now, can you look at my eye, will I go blind?"

Zoe stood up and walked over to Max. She took a look at his eye. He had a small cut below it.

"Not with that no."

"Good. Now missy I think you need to sit down and let me hug you. Stop getting so flustered they are just pencils, just use a pen next time."

"I would but I have no pens."

"No pens or pencils gosh what are we going to do?"

"Max stop it." Zoe smiled and kissed him.

"And abut your eye I'm really sorry."

"It's fine. I always knew with you I'd have to be up for a fight"

"I'll take that as a compliment."

"Probably best"

"Oi you."

"Come on I think we need a cigarette break"

"Now that I agree with. I need to get away from all these pencils."

"Come on silly."

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