She stood on the edges, watching…frozen… unable to trade joy, now, for regret later.
“Look at them, laughing, getting soaked. They’ll be sorry walking home wet and cold.”
She listened to them laughing.
33 words submitted to the Trifecta Writing Challenge.
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this is so good – I always hope I can be one to take in the joy of the moment rather than regret later not doing so. This brought that to the forefront.
Very well written, but I feel so sad for the girl who knows what the future brings!
She should give in to temptation and get soaked too (:
Very good! She should join in!
Oh, this is quite sad, but very real. One should never live a life of regrets (especially when there are perfectly good puddles to be jumped in!).
Oh, that spoilsport!
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