Selfishness: A Room of Her Own

She softly closed her bedroom door, easing the doorknob lock into place. Silently, she slid open the top drawer. Gently pushing aside the pile of socks and undies, she carefully reached under the little shelf holding a jumble of wayward buttons, Girl Scout pins, and badges waiting to be sewn onto her sash. Pulling out the little pink book, she inserted the tiny gold key and sighed. “Dear Diary: Why do I feel so guilty, sneaking to be alone in my own room? I just want to write … ”

Behind her, Mother burst in. “So that’s where you hide it!”

99 Words

Inspired by Natalie Swift's post on selfishness.
Response to Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge prompt "button"

You’re Always

In some lifetimes, your name is the same

Your hair is blonde, sometimes dark

Your eyes are blue, sometimes not

But your lips are always magic.

3-2-1 Quote Me! Challenge

A very surprised, yet heartfelt, “Thank you” to Poetry for Healing’s Christine Bolton for nominating me for this challenge. She writes wonderful, thought-provoking poetry. Check her out!

This fun challenge is like a chain letter. A chain challenge, if you will, created by A Guy Called Bloke and K9 Doodlepip! He creates a daily topic, posts two quotes on the topic, and nominates three bloggers, who will then post their two quotes on the same topic and nominate another three bloggers. The daily topic is open-ended, having no particular deadline and overlapping with prior and future challenges.

Rules:

Thank the Selector who nominated you. (Although not an actual rule, it’s only polite to also thank Bloke and Doodlepip.)
Post two quotes on the given topic.
Nominate three bloggers to take part in the 3-2-1 Quote Me! Challenge.

The chosen topic is: “Tomorrow”

My Quotes: