Original flash fiction · Invented characters · Listening between the notes
At closing time, Noor found the question still waiting on the table. Under it was a description: “Background music makes conversation harder at the table.”
Noor did not have time to solve every question in the room. There was time to write one useful proposal: “Agree a listening level that leaves room for the people present.”
At closing time the following day, the question was no longer hidden. It had a place, a small answer, and room for a better one.
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Which small choice makes the ending different from the beginning?