purestofprose Contest #27
100 Word Drabble Contest #27
Prompt: Memory
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"You have to help me! I can't bear to remember this!" The young woman dropped to her knees, clutching the hem of my skirts, franticly attempting to keep me from walking away.
I bent down, took her chin in my hand, and looked into her tear-filled eyes. "Why, child? Why are you so desperate to forget? You are young yet; memories fade with time. Mayhap the lesson learned is one best left in your mind and heart."
I pulled my skirts from her hands and walked away, not looking back though her wails began to echo through the streets.
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I'm still not 100% sure about this one - I may go in and edit it later.
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