“Honey, you could use some witchcraft, and I could use a light,” she twittered flippantly.
On cue, an enormous crow landed on her forearm and lit her cigarette. “Fancy one?” she asked, staring the shaken youngster directly in the eyes.
Quaking, the teenager backed up towards the door. “Ohโฆ n-n-no th-thank you, Ma’am!”
Suddenly, impossibly, she was beside him, stroking his cheek fuzz. “Oh, Sweetie,” she smiled tenderly, “I didn’t mean to scare you!”
This piece of flash fiction was written in response to:
- The Sunday Muse #217;
- Fandangoโs One-Word Challenge: ‘tender’;
- Ragtag Daily Prompt Saturday: ‘eyes’;
- Sammi Coxโs Weekend Writing Prompt #266
The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
Sounds about right and you have the best titles! ๐๐
๐๐๐ป Tricia ๐๐ป๐
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LOL! This was really well done, David. I loved it! ๐
โค๏ธ๐ Colleen โค๏ธ๐
I quite liked this one. Well done, David! ๐
โจ๏ธ๐๐ปโจ๏ธ Harshi โจ๏ธ๐๐ปโจ๏ธ
Youโve brought the prompts together in a delightful way. Nice one, David!
๐ Keith ๐ ~ thanks!
Caught between a cackle for the beginning and a sneaking desire to yell “Run!” at the end. ๐
๐ Wyndolynne ๐ ~ that sounds about right! Although… I do have to wonder what she has in store for him!
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David