Sally Ginnever

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“The Christening Gown” by Sally Ginnever

Submitted to Contest #145

Warning: this story contains implied reference to sexual abuse. The Christening gown. 1889 Marguerite stared at the box. Should she open it? Doing so would only lead to more heartache. Yet she knew she had to do so. She pulled at the ribbons which had been so lovingly tied in a bow by her mother the last time it was closed. She eased the lid off with trembling fingers. There it was. Not as white as it had been when her grandfather had worn it, not as soft as it had been when her father had been clothed in it, but just as beautiful as ...

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