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Submitted to Contest #74
On this day, I was to be married to the King of Luxembourg. I was going to be a princess. It's everything I had ever wanted, or at least thought I wanted. I had a beautiful gown traced with sapphire gems and flower lace covering my arms. On my neck laid a white pearly necklace with a sapphire stone surrounded by gold. My crown was to have delicate golden flowers with sapphire, emerald, and pearls along it. The crown would go with my brown curly hair perfectly. My ring was even more exquisite. Gold and silver vin...
Grandma taught me how to count with tallies. One, two, three, four, then I cross it over marking five. I look at the chalkboard and see hundreds and hundreds of tallies. Each set represents 5 years. Every single tally mark represents a year. I'll be turning 32 in a few days,but age is just another number across the board of life. I have tons more to live. I'm sure after my birthday it will mark another tally,but life will go on. Every dreading day of my life will go on. I work at a museum. It's nothing special. ...
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