Approaching the end by Wendy G 100 Word Story writing prompt entry |
I moved off the edge of the path, allowing more room for the elderly lady to pass. She looked very gaunt, scrawny even, and was hunched over her walking frame, eyes cast down. Her clothes hung loosely. Although it was a warm day she wore many layers. I sensed loneliness and despair. As she passed, I noticed that under her woollen beanie, her hair was green, hanging in thin wispy plaits. I gasped in recognition. At our last Christmas street party I had chatted with her. This was Katy, she was twenty-eight, and she had anorexia nervosa. She was dying.
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