Not without excitement, he had gotten closer to her face, right where he could distinguish the pink powder of make up applied on her cheekbone.
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Word of the day
Hypermnesia – Abnormally vivid or complete memory or recall of the past
She woke up, her clothes drenched in sweat. She caressed her humid hair, it was all still there. She then rolled her hand on the side of her bed, on which she found none.
Asperity – (also) Roughness of sound
She started nodding at the song’s rhythm miming the crowd around her, despite finding herself not enjoying that music in any possible way.
Sashay – to make a sliding dance step resembling the galop
He should have verified of being out of her field vision, before exulting with a old-fashioned galop in the middle of the street.
Etiquette – the conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life
He was struggling to get his ticket out. The creased hands shaking, although this had nothing to do with the queue of people that formed behind him.
She tapped the floor impatiently – it was 8:17 and she already was not aware of the amount of caffeine now spinning in her veins. Nonetheless, when he turned behind him with an astonished expression on his tired face, she did but smiled politely.
Hamartia – tragic flaw
She grabbed the end of the skirt and exclaimed “This is really pretty indeed”, whispering as she folded the hem and noticing the loose stitches in the inside.
Encroach – to enter by gradual steps into the possessions or rights of another
She was waiting for him to get ready, lingering her eyes on some knickknacks around – porcelain elephants, old grocery tickets, pens from work.
By the time he came back with a different shirt on, he noticed the shelves being much tidier.
