This is a very, very short piece I wrote for Jennafina's contest. It doesn't have a point or real storyline. It's meant to be a paint-able scene.
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She fingered the golden locket. The engraved words stung her eyes. It was too soon- it hurt too much for her to hold her mothers jewellery.
Always And Forever
The words glinted in the little light that was coming from the window. The summer sun was just rising, sending pinks and oranges across the bedroom floor. Her blonde curls fell across her face, hiding her red, inflamed eyes that had endured sleepless nights and torrents of tears. Her petite body shook with silent sobs. Her mothers voice filled her ears; words of comfort, words of advice.
“Move on, Emily. Look after yourself. Sleep. Eat.”
“I can’t!” Emily bawled, raising her fist, the delicate locket dangling from it. Her cheeks shone with tears, her blue eyes contrasting with the crimson rings around them. “I can’t without you.”
She threw herself down onto the brown duvet and the locket fell next to her. The catch unhooked and the locket lay open. Darkness engulfed the rest of the room, rays of light catching random colours only.
Emily lay staring at the beautiful picture of her mother and father. She was alone completely now, in a house she couldn’t afford to keep, with a baby she couldn’t look after.
“Please come back,” whispered Emily. “Please.”
The sun rose on a girl with blonde tresses, fast asleep, clutching a golden locket.
