The same worn, faded face looked back at her from the mirror. Drawn eyes, smudged lipstick, ruffled hair.
She retrieved another baby wipe, on her second packet of the evening already, wiping off the offending smear, ready to reapply.
It was important she looked fresh, she was fully booked tonight.
When I saw the prompt was book, I immediately thought of the active meaning, to book, to be booked and this came to mind.
This is my entry to @jayna's #fiftywords story contest which runs every week, this week, the prompt is 'book'. Give her a follow to make sure you don't miss out, and find all the entries under the tag
Photo Credit by Pixabay User Ivanovgood who has some gloriously glamorous ladies, in a whole range of shots, as well as a cute pup who features in quite a few, plenty to chose from there.
Love contests? Love making stuff up? Check out the latest round of my contest Tell A Story To Me (Deadline now November 5th) either, tell the tale of people who encounter the scariest story ever, or... Panda time!!
