Paola Andriotaki

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“Those Delicate Moments” by Paola Andriotaki

Submitted to Contest #197

I had never seen a dead person up close before. Let alone someone I knew, someone who had shaped my life. I stood over her for half an hour since she took her last breath, meticulously observing the colors fading away one by one from the garment that had dressed her soul for seventy-six years.Everyone around me thinks I am calm and composed. That's how I appear, I suppose. However, no one can feel the beats of my heart and the swirling fear provoked by her image. It's a f...

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Somewhere between a palm tree in Latin America and a tavern in the rebellious Athens, I found myself exploring the contradictions of life. Mystery and adventure always find a way to captivate me. I fall in love with passion, dare to take risks, dance salsa and engage in conversations without glancing at my watch. I believe in the impossible and consciously choose the rosy path. I wither without flirting and am reborn from the unknown. Accompanied by my beloved coffee, I write whatever floats in my soul.