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96. Socks
Setting: The Marchand house; Rouen, France; 2065
Gaston gazed longingly out the window. He wanted to go to the library, the zoo, the ice cream shop, anywhere! He was tired of staying inside!
“Maman, can’t we go somewhere?” he asked, like every other day. He knew she’d say no, even before he saw the sadness in her eyes.
“I’m sorry, mon petit chou. Doctor’s orders.” She hugged him, but Gaston didn’t want a hug. He sulked, feeling lonelier than ever as she left.
She came back with… socks? “We’re going to make sock puppets.”
Soon Gaston was smiling, gluing a yarn and button face on a sock.
__________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led
If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true... |