A short but bitter sweet story for this week's Five Sentence Fiction.
The prompt FORGOTTEN can conjure up so many ideas.
I stared at the old photograph in disbelief.
Was it really over twenty years ago I had sat by that
fountain laughing in the sunshine?
The rebel with bright pink hair complimenting her quirky
personality.
Layers of responsibility had overtaken me in the intervening
decades.
My sparkle had diminished but opening this magic potion
would set the real me free.
Pink? You go girl! Letting go and being you again is very important. Good simple piece.
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