Mad, Mad Words: The Woman in the Orange Stilettos Part II

     For part I of this story, see here.  We wrote this tale using a Mad Libs word list.  For more details about how we came up with our story, see our original Mad, Mad Words post.  I've included our list below.  Feel free to try writing a story of your own using them and let us know what you come up with, either by posting in the comments below or by emailing me at hathaway.amber@gmail.com.

Word list:

*Sequined

*Sweater

*Dresser

*Slimy

*Eye

*Stepstool

*Table

*Hot

*Glaciers

*Messily

*Balloon

     She tossed aside her orange sequined heels and then stood, trying to act casual.  The sweater she picked out earlier felt far too heavy now and intensified her perspiration.  She could not wait to get back to her dresser so she could change, but first she had business to attend to.

     The man drew nearer to her with each moment that passed, a slimy smile plastered to his face.  Out of the corner of her eye she saw the building, its front face trimmed with ivy, sticking out like a sore thumb against the row of skyscrapers and other modern buildings.  She was hoping the figure atop the stepstool in front of said building would take note of her.  He looked her way and hopped down, moving around the table toward her, but with his eyes low to the ground and his trajectory at a slight diagonal with respect to hers.

     She felt her face grow hot as she watched him.  He had come to her rescue during the glacier incident as well and she was sick of looking weak and helpless around him.  She had performed the mission messily, and as a result the glacier had gone off course.  A sound like a balloon popping pulled her out of her recollection . . .