Little Bird
I whisper, so the dressmaker doesn’t hear me.
The dresses are beautiful on the rack but on me…
They look awful.
“I disagree, my darling, beautiful girl. Every gown you have tried on, I’ve had to swallow my tears and will myself not to tell the dressmaker to pack them all up for you.” A small smile of admiration tugs at the corners of my mother’s mouth, and I have to admit, I like it the most when she is smiling.
“You have to say that because you’re my mum.” Dipping my chin, I run my hands down the front of the gown, my fingertips gliding over the beads that are sewn into the white silky material that clings to my body like a second layer of skin.
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