She walked out the front door, grateful to be free after a difficult year. Free to inhale deeply the crisp scent of the morning’s frost. Free to absorb the songbirds’ cheerful choruses.
Her freedom revived her for a few moments, until the lock-down officers clamped the handcuffs over her mittens.
© Copyright 2021—Present, Jenise Cook, All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
Published: 28 January 2021, Friday Fix Fiction
Image Credit: langll (Lorri Lang) on Pixabay.com
The Story Behind the Story
Story prompt: “Revive”
As I watched from the U. S. the COVID-19 lock downs taking place in other countries and U. S. states, I imagined a scene where an individual risked all just to see, feel, and smell the outdoors once again. To feel revived.
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