The unexpected audience — a room for one change

Original flash fiction · Invented characters · Room for play

Noor kept two versions of the same page. One pretended everything was settled. The other began: “A private joke is about to be shared with someone outside its context.”

Noor kept the honest version and added: “Check whether the humour is kind and understandable to that person.” It was harder to display proudly, but someone could work with it.

The spare version remained in the drawer. It reminded the room how much easier a useful page was than a perfect-looking one.