Michael Darcy

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“Madeline” by Michael Darcy

Submitted to Contest #272

“Maddy!” Papa cries out. I hate that name. It is so childish and I’m not a child anymore. I wish he would use my given name, Madeline.Papa told me not to go out in the storm, but I showed him. I’d be fine, just the slightest cough. I could barely feel the fever, a little rest and I would be fine. When I was young, I would sneak away from my chores and wander the fields, collecting flowers the sheep had overlooked. Sometimes I might slip off to the pond and dangle my feet in the icy water and let the minnows nibble at my toes. Life was easier...

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