A Thing For Beauty

by Laine the Grey

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That night, as she drifted off to sleep, Annie wondered about the woman, as she had the last few days.
In the morning, there was no soup. Weakly, Annie sorted through the clothing. Suddenly, she realized! I still have my flower from the day before! Still, the woman approached her. A blue flower appeared from behind her back. Not a brown flower, a dull gray flower, or even an orange one; a blue flower. “But-” started Annie, holding up the other flower. Silently, the woman shook her head. Out of her hands fell a purple flower. “Hope. Hope for Beauty. Hope for me.”

A guard appeared and led the woman away to the chambers. A tearful smile was the last that Annie saw of her.

As the flames rose, the whole camps smelled of flowers, and of hope….

The End

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Average Reader Rating: 1.0 stars out of 5

  1. A Thing For Beauty

    Sailor Emo's Buddy Icon Sailor Emo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    =’( sad.good.great.

  2. A Thing For Beauty

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted about 1 year ago

    1.0 out of 5 stars

    It doesn’t answer any of the questions your character asked – why her? where does this woman get the flowers from? how does she seem to just appear next to Annie?

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