I don’t know if I can do it.
She’d been sitting here in the coffee house for fifteen minutes now, thinking she was just a little dizzy, all she needed was a cup of tea and she’d be fine. She’d drunk the tea, she’d sat quietly, but she didn’t feel better in the slightest. Everything still had that just-off-of-normal look, and her heart was still thumping right along.
If she could just make it out the door, up the elevator and back to her desk, she’d be safe, but here she sat, too frightened to move.
Why can’t I do this?
This is a Six Sentence Stories Installment, #2. The cue was “can.”
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99 Monkeys 
Hope she feels better. I think she needs something to eat. Is she pregnant? Is there Installment #3 coming?
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I wanna know!!!! I had a situation like this once trying to convince myself i was ok….ended in an ambulance, surgery and icu….ugh!!!
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I wanna know!!!! I had a situation like this once trying to convince myself i was ok….ended in an ambulance, surgery and icu….ugh!!!
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Oh, this begs a longer story! 🙂
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Time Travel Story!!! Time Travel Story! ! (make it, puhleeze make it (the continuation) a time travel story)
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Definitely makes you think something physical, when you look at both installments. But the “why couldn't she do this” suggests something more mental, emotional. Looking forward to the next.
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Oh no! Is this some kind of anxiety attack? I'm so sad for her, because feeling stuck like that (especially when you have things which need doing) is no fun at all. Really evocatively written.
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Thank you all for stopping by! I thought I knew where this was going, but now you've all got me thinking. The value of critical feedback!
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Has she had a shock or been possessed by aliens or demons? Lead us on to next week.
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I also want to know what happens!!! I hate that nagging “i dont feel well feeling” that wont go away…. time travel???? yeeees
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