It was just a moment. A moment remembered. Looking out through the eyes of a seven year old girl. Seeing the world with the wisdom that only a seven year old could have.
They weren't happy. No-one was very nice to each other. Why? Something wasn't right. Something wasn't right with this planet.
It was just a decision. Just a moment. A tiny slice of time. Yet that moment, that decision, would affect the entire course of her life.
It was just a word - "No". No, she would not be like that - ever, not if she could help it. She would not forget kindness. She would not forget laughter. She would not forget fun. She would not give up what she felt in the deepest part of her heart to be true, to be right.
It was just a moment. A moment that happened so many years ago. And yet she remembered it so well. As if for the briefest of seconds, she was back there, standing in the park, watching all the adults, looking out through the eyes of a seven year old girl and wondering why. Pale grey eyes, scanning the scene and knowing it didn't have to be this way.
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how wonderfully you described this..perfectly how a child would feel.. :)
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