100 Word Story: The Visitor

“Are you sad about the future or glad about it? It’s an easy enough question.”

“Why do I have to pick? Why can’t a person be sad and glad at that same time?”

“Because that’s ambivalence and that’s unattractive and boring.”

“Or it makes for nuanced conversations which might be over your head.”

***

She spreads out the wadded up tissue on her lap, carefully smoothing out the wrinkles. Then, she folds the tissue into a one inch square and puts it in the pocket of her robe. She stands, ties the thick belt tighter.

***

“Is the robe warm enough?”

“Quite.”