Elspeth Taylor

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“Charlotte” by Elspeth Taylor

I close my eyes…… and then I open them. My breath catches in the air like a moment completely, irrevocably frozen in time. Like this one.I run my hand across the fire-red rail, watching the frozen scene before me. Townspeople gather singing carols, their cheeks rosy from the cold. A little girl in a blue dress holds onto her mother’s skirt. Her family surrounds her, protecting her from the cold and shielding her from the worst thing of all: loneliness.I smile, a sad and lopsided smile. This little girl is happy, and not alone. I walk up...

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