Jess Errington

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“Adelaide” by Jess Errington

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #31

The blouse in my hands is a fresh white. It’s simple, plain but for the flowers embroidered on the cuffs. It was strange to find it again, this shadow of my youth; it doesn’t fit me any more, which is hardly a surprise, but I can’t quite bring myself to throw it away. I remember buying it, in town with Adelaide. She said it was one of the most beautiful shirts she’d ever seen as I stood, side-on, before the changing room mirror. “If you like it so much, why don’t you buy it?”  “I don’t like it on me,” she said, “I like it on y...

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Contest #31
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