Helen spent her early teens in Paris.

Her father worked as a diplomat in the British embassy.

He was sent home by the Ambassador after "an incident".

She never learned the details.

If asked, her father would wink.

"Can't tell you, dear," he'd whisper. "Official Secrets Act, and all that."

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This is a 50-word story written using @mariannewest's @freewritehouse Freewrite Writing Prompt “ambassador”

This is the 124th fifty-word story in the Humpbuckle Tales series. You can find all the tales reblogged on the @humpbuckletales account.

Humpbuckle Tales are 50-word stories that can be read independently, but when read as a whole a bigger story begins to emerge.

There are author readings available of the first 22 Humpbuckle Tales on the Humpbuckle Tales YouTube Channel or you can listen to the Humpbuckle Tales podcast.

On Hive, you can find the first 10 tales read here, and Humpbuckle Tales 11-22 are read here

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