The Red Herring
Language: en

I was retouching my makeup when a colleague suddenly tapped me on the shoulder. "That lipstick looks exactly like the one I lost a couple of days ago." Everyone in the open-plan office stopped what they were doing and turned to look. I calmly put the lipstick away. "Really? Then I better keep a close eye on mine." "Wouldn't want yours to turn up right when mine goes missing."