It was a moment that was forever frozen.
Those somber eyes, the trickle of tears midstream.
I was captivated.
I couldn’t tear my eyes away from that glassy stare.
It was so beautiful, yet a reminder of what trauma she would have faced.
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It’s nice to write short stories like this again after a long hiatus! Thanks to @felt.buzz for running the contest for so long!
Zapfic is a short story written under 240 characters using a weekly prompt provided by @felt.buzz