Words She Keeps

Words She Keeps

Make love not war

A submission for Flash Fiction February

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Words She Keeps
Feb 02, 2026
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“I won’t accept anything but 10%.”

Pooja knew that tone. He wouldn’t have used it if he wasn’t serious.

She’d been negotiating this business deal with him for the last ten months, after all.

She sighed. Turned the speakerphone on and off. Swivelled in her comfortable office chair. Stared out the glass window, contemplat…

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