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A small mistake, sent to all who mattered.

Word often travels.
Across screens, across rooms, across time.
And once opened or said -
It cannot close.
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In the wrong inbox.
I meant it for her.
"The presentation was off."
I shouldn't have sent it.
The room was completely silent.
Everyone read it.
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An oversight. A glitch.
Accountable.
By Naveen.
I just reported.
I sent a message.
Just one word.
That everyone read.
Only a word. If only.
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No one asked.
Ben, the office clown. Quiet.
The room was silent.
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She stopped in front of me.
Smiled.
The room was quiet.
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Heads turn. All knew.
I saw them then.
There was no fixing this.
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I closed my laptop slowly.
Didn't say a word.
The meeting continued.
No one asked me for explanations.
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Original microfiction by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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