† "Constance stood in the doorway of Enid’s dark bedroom. Her fists were planted firmly against her hips. The bright light from the hallway back lit her body and created a silhouette like a void within the frame. “Are you even listening?” Constance prodded. Enid imagined her bedroom window shattering, a black clad stranger swinging into the room waving a knife around as he offered to end it all for her. Constance cleared her throat loudly. Enid let her daydream slip away and sat up a little straighter. “You were telling me that I take you and Imogen for granted and my lack of responsibility is going to lead me down the kind of dark path I won’t be able to return from.” She’d heard this over 100 times. She didn’t need to listen to know the script. “Your sister looks up to you…” Her mother’s voice trailed off and Enid knew Constance was wondering why anyone would look up to her derelict older daughter. “She became a violinist because she could see how passionate you are about your own music.” Enid has a difficult decision to make - attend her sister's recital, or play with her band for a chance to get signed by a record label - but when she crashes her car, she has to count on the kindness of an oddly familiar stranger to find her way back home. † Download Momento Mori today: a story that reminds us to appreciate what we have while we have it and never take anything for granted.
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What?Short works of creative fiction. When?
July 2018
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