Waves of Circumstance

Sometimes, restraint is the loudest truth.

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At 10:45 p.m., Mavis reread the email for the umpteenth time. Every word bore truth. Events and witness statements. The credit unfairly claimed, the bribes stealthily offered, apologies that were never extended. Her cursor hovered; she changed her mind and saved the incriminating draft.

At work, tension dominated the air. An audit. An email, sent erroneously. Its words exposed his stealthy deeds. His pale face, brows furrowed by months of truths finally revealed.

Mavis purged the email. Truth had spoken. But timing mattered. Another draft, sent from another computer, and not hers. Sometimes, truth swam in the waves of circumstance.

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Original drabble by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.

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