They sat beside the stone steps; a bed of faded flowers smothered under frost lay at their backs. He moved his hand onto hers, but she stared up at the spiderwebs of light painted in tree branches by the streetlamp, only looking down when someone walked past. But it wasn't really anyone to begin with.
Published by Monica Ruhlman
Monica is a 22-year-old recent college graduate with a Bachelors in English. She started out as a music performance major and still regularly plays her French horn. You can often find her sitting in front of... View profile
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4 Comments
Post a CommentSo few words, but it was wonderful, filled with images. Great job!
i usually dont take the time to comment, i hope that says something to you. your words opened up a flood of thoughts for me....well written indeed
Very different, interesting and evocative! Nice work!
Unique and well written nice work Laura Everly