Charlotte Aston

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2023

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“White Sand” by Charlotte Aston

Submitted to Contest #185

Looking in the mirror, ‘’God, I hope they can’t tell..’’, she thinks.Topping up her make-up, Anna wonders how soon into the night someone will point out her black eye. Of course Miriam will have something to say, when doesn’t she?She put some effort in to her appearance tonight. Perhaps foolishly, she hopes that dressing well will give the impression that she is stronger than she feels right now.Anna knows that they will pity her - she has attended many functions alone recently. She says Paul is busy, but she’s not naïve enough to think that...

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Willing these fingers into movement, hoping for tales to fall from my mind onto this page.