Chapter 5
Another Attempt
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Needless to say, the next day Teresa and George were at a tense mix between wanting to not say a word to the other and wanting to have another go at each other's stories. One of time's vices was spawning ideas for even worse insults or snipes than could be thought up at the angry moment they were needed; George sorely longed to tell Teresa she should've become a writer for teen angst movie parodies, while Teresa wanted just as badly to let George know he missed his calling making plots for bad James Bond movies. Yet, blessedly, neither broached the subject, and by the time the next day rolled around their blood had cooled off about the subject.
"George," Teresa asked in a decidedly neutral tone, "Are we doing another story?"
"Sure," George said. This took Teresa by surprise, but it was because George had been actually giving a bit of thought to what the next writing would be - and he had something interesting in mind.
Several seconds later, Teresa got over her shock, and said, "Well, alright." Once again, they both parted for opposite ends of the house, and only returned once they'd finished their second story. George took the sheet of paper with Teresa's writing on it and began to read. Or more accurately, skim - he was far more interested in his wife's reaction to his writing.
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By the way, sorry for the short lengths of this and the last chapter, which is why I'm posting them both at the same time.