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Prompt #98: Gone (Writer's Choice)
Word count: 100

"Gone?" she heard Gregory ask the flustered owner. "How can her shoes be gone?"

Olivia wished for a hole to open in the floor, swallowing her. The ridiculously high price of the stolen shoes blinked in her head, a whole week's pay. "Let's just go," she whispered, mortified at the unexpected turn of events.

"Okay," he agreed as he swung her into his arms.

"What are you doing?" she asked, stunned.

"You can't walk around without shoes."

She smiled to herself, lowering her head to his shoulder. How many other first dates ended with her being swept off her feet?