‘Give it a decade and Manhattan will be ours. We have waited this long, why the sudden rush?’
‘Mother, please,’ Marina pleads.
It’s her only wish. Mother remains unmoved.
‘It’s so unfair, Delphine. Why won’t she let me? Shelley goes, all the time.’
‘Shelley tried once and got caught. You know she likes telling tales. She doesn’t know the safe way out.’
Marina’s eyes light up like an anglerfish.
‘Do you?’
I hesitate for a second. She’s only thirty-three and I may regret this.
‘No word to anyone. Including Shelley. Up there, you follow my lead. Happy Birthday, baby sis.’
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Story 31 of 31 for Story A Day May.
So many questions.
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I’m sorry. I have a complete world in my head, I know it doesn’t translate well to 100 words…
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No…no I love being left with questions. I think it might be fun to see how many different directions this could take.
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I agree. So many questions. You certainly wrote to spark curiosity. Nicely done! 🙂
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Thanks, Olga! I may offer more insights into this world, but it’s quite a long story so I doubt I’ll publish much here, tbh…
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LOL! Only 33 years old and can’t move to or go to the city! My question is, when is she going to grow up? Haha! Cute story, Sonya! Did you realize you haven’t linked this up to the board yet? I have been waiting for it to link up to the board to read it and decided maybe you forgot, so I would remind you.
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Thanks, PJ!
I didn’t add the link on purpose because I don’t think I have much time to read this week – I thought it wouldn’t be fair if I added mine.
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Okay. I didn’t know if you had a reason not to add it or if you were having problems.
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