The Two Timers - A ZapFic 250-Word MicroFiction Story | Based on @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2136 | Prompt: evil ceremony (ceremonia del mal) [Eng/Esp]

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MicroFiction: A 250 word story written using the word prompt "evil ceremony".

...When I think of the words "evil ceremony", images of dark and foreboding ritual occurring. The attendees are somewhat questionable also. The event usually covers some type of unsavory acts. But then again, when one thinks of the word evil, it can encompass a state of mind. Since evil is subjective, how one views a situation may be different from another. I share a story based upon my interpretation of the concept of evil being morally wrong. The story is in the format of a ZAPFIC250, and is told in exactly 250 words.

For my theme, I was inspired by and utilized the @daily.prompt's publishing of @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2136: evil ceremony.

Below is my story:

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The whole thing was an evil ceremony as far as Lydia was concerned. How dare Mitchell take up with that witch? It was ungodly. Pure evil. Morally wrong on all fronts.

How low can one sink so low by inviting former co-workers to their nuptials?

But the co-workers all agreed to attend. They had to. It was like the resolution of a scene out of a B-rated flick.

Watching them for more than a year flirting with each other from the time they arrived at work, through morning and afternoon coffee breaks, to working late together. The six co-workers were supposed to be a team. Not pair up after the workday ended for after-hours rendezvous.

And it wasn't Lydia who noticed when it first started. Broadcasting one's personal life to all on the job who'd listen should have been forbidden. That was the first mistake. The way Mitchell snatched the information in mid air and canvassed Bianca from the roof down to the floor was indecent. Although a small business, the entire company knew about some aspect of trouble in Bianca's marriage.

Mitchell wasn't innocent in the affair. Everyone assumed his marriage was top-notch.

"What about the children on both sides?" everyone whispered.

The final straw. Both adulterers were caught after hours in the employee lounge using the amenities for everything other than work tension relief.

Although both guilty, the unfairness of the situation resulted in Bianca being fired.

But then, the time period was a few decades ago.

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Microficción: Relato de 250 palabras escrito a partir de la palabra "ceremonia del mal".

...Cuando pienso en las palabras "ceremonia diabólica", me vienen imágenes de un ritual oscuro y premonitorio. Los asistentes también son algo cuestionables. El evento suele abarcar algún tipo de actos desagradables. Pero, de nuevo, cuando uno piensa en la palabra maldad, puede abarcar un estado mental. Dado que el mal es subjetivo, la forma en que uno ve una situación puede ser diferente de la de otro. Comparto una historia basada en mi interpretación del concepto del mal como algo moralmente incorrecto. La historia tiene el formato de un ZAPFIC250, y se cuenta en exactamente 250 palabras.

Para mi tema, me inspiré y utilicé la publicación de @daily.prompt de @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2136: evil ceremony.

A continuación mi historia.

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Los Dos Temporizadores

Para Lydia, todo aquello era una ceremonia diabólica. ¿Cómo se atrevía Mitchell con esa bruja? Era impío. Pura maldad. Moralmente incorrecto en todos los frentes.

¿Qué tan bajo se puede caer invitando a antiguos compañeros de trabajo a sus nupcias?

Pero todos los compañeros de trabajo aceptaron asistir. Tenían que hacerlo. Fue como la resolución de una escena de una película de serie B.

Verlos durante más de un año flirteando entre ellos desde que llegaban al trabajo, pasando por las pausas para el café de la mañana y de la tarde, hasta trabajar juntos hasta tarde. Se suponía que los seis compañeros eran un equipo. No emparejarse al terminar la jornada laboral para tener citas fuera de hora.

Y no fue Lydia quien se dio cuenta cuando empezó. Transmitir la vida personal de uno a todos los que escuchan en el trabajo debería haber estado prohibido. Ese fue el primer error. La forma en que Mitchell arrebató la información en el aire y sondeó a Bianca desde el tejado hasta el suelo fue indecente. A pesar de ser una empresa pequeña, toda la compañía conocía algún aspecto de los problemas en el matrimonio de Bianca.

Mitchell no era inocente en el asunto. Todo el mundo daba por hecho que su matrimonio era de primera.

"¿Y los hijos de ambas partes?", susurraban todos.

La gota que colmó el vaso. Ambos adúlteros fueron sorprendidos a deshoras en la sala de empleados utilizando las instalaciones para todo lo que no fuera aliviar la tensión del trabajo.

Aunque ambos eran culpables, lo injusto de la situación provocó el despido de Bianca.

Pero de eso hace ya varias décadas.

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The screenshot at WORDCOUNTER.net evidences my use of exactly 250 words to create my ZapFic250.

La captura de pantalla en WORDCOUNTER.net evidencia mi uso de exactamente 250 palabras para crear mi ZapFic250.

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English is my native language.
If translation included, I use DeepL to assist my readers.
Thanks for your patience an understanding
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El inglés es mi lengua materna.
Si se incluye traducción, utilizo DeepL para ayudar a mis lectores.
Gracias por su paciencia y comprensión.

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So after a few decades, Lydia still remembered the incident between Bianca and Mitchell! Intertwining romantic relationships with professional ones never ends well. Also emotional problems can be a getaway for married people to cheat with other people. You capture the complex dynamics within an office setting very well. Great storytelling. Well done. !LADY 💕

Yes, she did remember. And fishing off the company pier is never a solution. Keep business and personal separate. I can sort of understand if they two individuals are single.

Like office politics, office gossip ruins a working relationship for all employees. Keep your personal business away from your work environment.

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I'm glad they were caught and I hope they don't do it again

I was hoping they would get caught also. Personal business doesn't belong in a professional setting. It will never end well.

I appreciate you taking the time to visit and read my story. Take care.

THey both were guilty, they both should be punished.

Yes, I agree. To keep the punishment equal, both were guilty and should have been fired. I worked in a corporate setting for over 30 years. In the early years, this was the standard. The males could do no wrong.

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