It was her red ribbon, Anna’s ribbon, drowning in the murky pool of decomposing leaves and run-off water. Bright, like her smile, bright, like the fervor that burned through the town when she disappeared, and bright like enamel against dust. They found her by the gleam of her teeth in a trick of light down by the river.
I want to ask mayor Silas why Anna’s ribbon was in the ditch outside his garden.
well you did a lot with few words. Very nice. I am sort of feeling better. We were out for the rainy afternoon. And you're right coc water (especially flavoured with pineapple) tastes horrid. Am working on vampire jokes for this week's bloggy hope the prompts fit....
ReplyDeleteglad you're feeling better :)
Deleteand yes, coconut water is disgusting :p
I suspect it says a lot that we both took ribbon and ran with dead bodies....
ReplyDeleteI suspect it says TOO much ;)
DeleteLoved yours, by the way ;)