Losing My Head – Derek Haycock – 3700 words (Romance)

Phillip has agreed to give a presentation to the WI. He meets an angel there. But what will he say to his girlfriend Claire?

Losing my Head

I place my head down on the lit work table and step back from it.

‘Hmmm…’ I say, feeling the moment rush at me like a tsunami. Evening darkness pours in through the windows of the conservatory.

What can I say to her? It’s hideous. My fine nose is drooping. My ears resemble teacup handles. The lenses of my glasses look as if they are about to pop like balloons. My cleft chin has the form of a baby’s bottom.

‘Don’t you like it?’ Claire says from behind me.

I’m reluctant to turn round. I’m such a useless liar. There must be something good… Anything. Think, think.

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