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 Please, remind me why we are stuck in the middle of the forest, freezing to death, again?

Rosa’s sarcasm gave her husband a boost, and he started rubbing the two pieces of wood more vigourously.

I just thought this little escapade might rekindle the flame, Hon…

A snort came out of the darkness.

I used to be very good at starting a fire. It must be the wood…

Rosa zipped her jacket up to her chin.

And we didn’t bring matches or a lighter, because….?

Josh sighed.

I wanted to impress you, Hon.

Well… I sure could use a spark, right now!   

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This year, I am dedicating my A to Z Challenge to 100 words pieces of fiction, based on unusual (sometimes a little obsolete) words. If you’d like to get the full list of my challenge posts, just click here.