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Kin-tastic drabble. 119 words.
Everything to Lose
Kin sipped the tea, careful. Don’t spill, keep a smile on your painted lips, sit straight, keep your brow smooth. It was part of being a lady, part of making enough to keep Mother alive.
Kin threw down the tea, and it stained the carpet. She smudged the makeup and glared. It was part of being the only survivor, part of keeping herself alive now that she was alone.
So she left and never came back, closing the door on the room that held her mother’s corpse. It was part of proving to herself that as a lady she had everything to lose, but as a kunoichi she had nothing, and no one could take that away from her.
Everything to Lose
Kin sipped the tea, careful. Don’t spill, keep a smile on your painted lips, sit straight, keep your brow smooth. It was part of being a lady, part of making enough to keep Mother alive.
Kin threw down the tea, and it stained the carpet. She smudged the makeup and glared. It was part of being the only survivor, part of keeping herself alive now that she was alone.
So she left and never came back, closing the door on the room that held her mother’s corpse. It was part of proving to herself that as a lady she had everything to lose, but as a kunoichi she had nothing, and no one could take that away from her.