Prompt: 013. Yellow
Word Count: 186
She caught him cheating on her. He declared they were in an open relationship. She scowled and walked away, ignoring his protests.
"I don't need him," she tried to convince herself. Of course, she failed miserably. In need of a distraction, she turned to Cedric.
"Ced, do you think you could help me a moment?" she asked.
Cedric looked up from his book. "Sure, Angie."
He gave her one of his autograph-ready smiles. Angelina felt a slight flush creep up her face.
"Well, um, do you think I could find a boyfriend easily?" she asked, a bit nervous now that he was actually looking at her.
Cedric's jaw dropped in mock surprise.
"Did the famous Angelina Johnson doubt her captivating beauty and charm?" he gasped. "I think my ears deceive me!" He playfully held a hand to his forehead and dramatically 'fainted' for effect.
"You prat!" Angelina laughed, throwing a pillow at him. Smiling, she added, "Thanks, I needed that."
"Anytime," he winked.
The next morning, an owl delivered a present wrapped with yellow ribbons. She smirked. Montague could be such a Hufflepuff!
I tried to go for humor here. After playing around with sentences, words and phrases, I decided to stick with what I had initially. Although each of these prompt responses must reflect the pairing and be 100 or more words, I have given myself a self-imposed time limit as well so I can get these 100 prompts posted without driving my perfectionist self too crazy.