I’ve tried Story-A-Day May before but I think this time is the charm.

My first story is flash fiction, less than 100 words.

May 1

She had listened to their complaints quietly for about thirty minutes, smiling and nodding as if she cared.

Now that they had finished talking, she stood, decisively. Across from her, they also rose to their feet.

She leaned forward, placing both hands on her desk, and spoke clearly and calmly. ‘Go to hell.’

She held their gaze for a moment.

Then she turned, navigated the sharp corner of her desk one last time, picked up her purse, and walked out.