Shiny Things - January 20th, 2008

08:03 am - 100 Stories #61: Missdirection

"You must think I'm an idiot."
She said nothing.
"You gave me so much advice on how to win over Charissa."
"Did it work?"
"Certainly. I embarrassed and impoverished myself, but she ate it up. She's already making wedding plans. Expensive ones."
"How happy you must be."
"Not really. She's a vain, greedy simpleton. I can see that now that I'm no longer blinded by her beauty."
"So what do you want from me now?" she sighed.
"Tell me how to win you over."
She looked startled for a moment, then she smiled.
"Impress me with your ingenuity," she said.