Challenge
November Drabble: NO THANK YOU
It's now Thanksgiving season, but let's mix this up a little. Give me a drabble incorporating the phrase "No thank you" in some way. Break it up. Use it all at once. Whatever. Just put "No" "Thank" and "You" in there somewhere. Wanna win? Here are the rules: Exactly 100 words using conventional spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Prose only. Poetry will be mocked, cussed, and set afire. I'll pick a winner sometime around December 2.
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Articulate Defiance
"No thanks, I think I'll go with this one."
It rushes out like a held breath. She freezes, hands gripping a flouncy concoction of pastel ruffles, tag practically screaming luxury. I hold up the simple navy jumpsuit between
us, as if that is enough to shield me.
Eyes of liquid fury, she manages to keep the smile plastered across her face. I can barely meet them, but I must. Her mouth twitches.
"'No thank you', Laura", my mother slams the hanger back on the rack, "If you're going to be an ungrateful brat, you're at least going to speak properly."