The Life Quilt

by Blusparrow

“Come and see my room”, she said to her new boyfriend. “Sure”, he said with a smile. She led him to her room and on the wall back wall was a quilt with the edges frayed and unfinished. “What is this?” He asked and she told him. She told him that this quilt was her life thus far and each square was a piece of it. There was Mickey Mouse from when she went to Disney World and a Geyser for when she went to Yellowstone. There was a heart for her first love and a broken heart for her first loss. There was a dress for her first homecoming and a bouquet of flowers from when she was a flower girl. She told him of each square and when it was done he practically knew everything about her. Lastly she told him that it was frayed at the edges and unfinished because her life is unfinished and she still has a lot more to add.

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    Posted 9 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Cute little scene. The idea of the quilt is a really cute one, and then the framing of her telling it to a new boyfriend gives it a vulnerable quality too.
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