I Love a Mystery When It's a Mystery (standard:humor, 900 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Aug 02 2020	Views/Reads: 1252/950	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I believe the biggest mystery in life is with the person who thinks they know everything.

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I laughed at her and said, “Oh, you got that one wrong.” 

"Do you want to bet," she said, staring at me? 

I laughed and said, “I sure do, because I'm right this time.” 

“What do you want to bet?” She challenged me. 

“How about a quarter?” 

She looked at me, slowly shook her head, and then put forth this
proposal. 

"If I win, you will have to give up eating apple fritters for a whole
month." That was her proposal. 

“And if I win,” I said back to her, “I get to eat an apple fritter every
day.” 

We both agreed to those terms, and both of us were smiling. I think she
thought she had her wager in the bag. Whereas I knew, I had it down 
pat. 

As we continued watching this mystery, the lady in the blue dress seemed
to be out of the picture. The man I picked out seemed to collect more 
evidence to put him in a sure place of conviction. 

I was smiling, and I would glance at her and see she was smiling back at
me. 

In the last scene, everything seemed to turn. All the evidence that
pointed to my person fell through the floor. Suddenly, the lady in the 
blue dress appears to be the murderer. Evidence after evidence piled up 
in her direction until finally, she was arrested. 

"Well," my wife said a little more dramatic than I appreciated, "I guess
you're giving up your apple fritters for the next month." Then, she 
laughed. 

I thought about what Solomon said, “Whoso boasteth himself of a false
gift is like clouds and wind without rain” (Proverbs 25:14). 

I believe the biggest mystery in life is with the person who thinks they
know everything.


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