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She was a rebel amongst the crowd.
The new regime banned colour and the conformist crowd wore grey. She wore her blue denim like a badge proclaiming her independence.
The small crowd, like a rivulet of bodies, carried her on, to her trial.
Independence was not tolerated.
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This story was written for Kat Myrman’s weekly challenge see link below:
Twittering Tales #108 – 30 October 2018
This also includes the Word of the Day Prompt: Rivulet.
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/agnostic/
Wow! This is especially chilling Kristian, because there is an element of truth in it. I can see this sort of thing happening if we don’t learn to appreciate each other. Well done!
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Thank you. Yes, we need to appreciate our sames and respect our difference, but there is so much intolerance around. 🙂
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There truly is. It’s sad.
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Whoa! That’s such a fresh take on the prompt. Sad that when we don’t conform, there is a huge price to be paid. Well done, Kristian.
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Thank you. Yes, it is nice to have the freedom to be ourselves.
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