Six Word Story No. 29

She choked on verbs, plummy and ripe.

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 2003: Cleopatra, ca 1888, by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917), oil on canvas, 65x56 cm. 19th century. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 2003: Cleopatra, ca 1888, by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917), oil on canvas, 65×56 cm. 19th century. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)