He stared hungrily at the freshly-baked doughnuts.
“Will you help me pick one?” she asked. His shaking hands pointed at the shelf.
“Oops! I’m on a diet! Can’t eat them!” she said, handing him the box.
She acted in ‘those‘ movies. He’d heard conversations while shining rich guys’ shoes. They labelled her – ‘Enigma’, ‘Other-Worldly-Being’. To him, she certainly was ‘human’.
More than the self-proclaimed ones.
Participating Entry: Chimera 66 #17
Prompt:
Enigma
noun, plural enigmas; Chiefly Archaic, enigmata
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
“His disappearance is an enigma that has given rise to much speculation.”