Lightening Round ~ Oxymoron

Today's word of the day for December 9 is oxymoron.

Now, you have to wonder how to squeeze that into a story. Take a look at mine. I hope it finds you well.

The boy watched the man open the door to the study. He had waited a long time for this moment. Maybe all his life but he didn't like seeing it that way. He believed his life began the night his mother died.

Getting into the study was easy. All he had to do was pay attention, while pretending to listen to the man's oxymorons. Not that he knew what the word meant meant. He only heard his mother say it once, just before the man killed her.

The screams brought him out his reverie. The man taught him well.

Word count : 99

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