Shock: Super Short Story #663
She shocked the troublemaker
by not being troubled as expected,
while she indirectly told the troublemaker
that she could easily tell the whole world
who the troublemaker is –
if she wanted to give trouble back – at any time.
It is hard to tell
if what she demonstrated
was forgiveness or a threat,
or both,
or something else altogether –
but it was shocking indeed.