&quot;Oh Agustus, she's beautiful.&quot; Agustus smiled at the photograph of his newborn daughter, Scarlett. From the moment she was born, she was the apple of his eye, the light of his life. &quot;What's her name?&quot; his coworker asked. &quot;Scarlett,&quot; Agustus replied, pocketing the photograph again. He was sure his first child would have every opertunity for greatness open to her. She would up with the phrase, &quot;La vie avec éclat&quot; ringing in her ears. The phrase, meaning &quot;life with brightness,&quot; would be her guide throughout life, up until her end. Just like the phrase, she would always live brightly. 2007-11-04T03:06:59Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/12657 <p>thanks so much, guys! :D</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/12657?basename=21234 2007-11-04T03:06:59Z Kara http://ficlets.com/authors/jjustsurrender <p>Very sweet story. I took Spanish so thanks for the translation!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/12657?basename=20958 2007-11-02T23:27:16Z SKermitgorf http://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorf <p>It caught my eye with the French, and I rather liked the ficlet.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/12657?basename=20896 2007-11-02T21:36:14Z Laine the Grey http://ficlets.com/authors/lainegrey <p>This is interesting. I think you could go a lot of places from here.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/12657?basename=20881 2007-11-02T21:14:42Z Lone Writer http://ficlets.com/authors/solopen