Inspiration Day: Truth or Dare

[astreamofstars]

I wasn't sure if this worked better as an Inspiration Day post or a Community Day one, but I'm in the mood to try it today, so here you go.

This is stolen (with permission) from embolalia over at no_takebacks, so if you hang out over there, you may have done this recently

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[marzipanilla]

It's the stupidest thing, she tries to tell herself- but the tears she's shedding wash away her internal protests.

Instead of getting up and putting it down on the counter, she clutches it tighter to her chest and tucks her feet up on the couch. The carboard isn't sharp enough to cut, but her palms still start to burn from how tightly she clutches it.

Laura sniffs, having no intention of letting snot drip on her precious find, and carefully runs her hand over the book, dislodging a thin layer of dust. She supposes it isn't surprising that something has managed to hide under her couch for so long, but its still a shock. They'd laughed and coo'd and talked about the future when they saw it that day.

She laid her palm flat over the cover, obscuring the title: Baby's First Book.

[marzipanilla]

:)