Sandra's End, a Humpbuckle Tale

A 50-word #ZapFic50 story inspired by the Freewriters writing Hive account@daily.prompt, "end of the reign"
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Sandra's reign of terror ended just after tea that Thursday afternoon. The cake, containing ground up poppy seeds, proved deadly to the highly allergic Accounts Manager. Claiming ignorance of her sensitivity - discovered through a friend of a friend who worked as a doctor's receptionist - we almost got away with murder.
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