Read and enjoy, my fellow writers. And now I shall go and do my homework which I was supposed to do an hour ago.
Disclaimer: No. Just plain and simple. No.
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Mirror
Katara stood in front of the mirror, smiling as she got dressed up for the wedding. Her chubby arms held a basket of flowers and her blue eyes sparkled.
She saw a girl with scrapes and cuts on her knees and elbows, with wild hair and a huge grin on her face. Torn shorts and a t-shirt were sopping wet, evidence of the water fight she had so recently participated in.
She saw a sullen teen with thin cuts on her wrists and depressing clothes and make-up. She saw a young woman who was destroying her life.
She saw a struggling scholar, trying to get through college. Glasses rested on her nose, and comfortable, casual clothes adorned her, and a laptop rested under her arm.
She saw an accomplished woman smiling happily with her husband standing behind her, arms around her and kids laughing and running in the background.
She saw an elderly woman who hadn't made the best choices in her life, who made a couple of mistakes that changed her course for good, and who knew that if she could have done it over, she wouldn't have changed anything.
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Author's Notes:
Review please, and tell me what you think. I was in an odd mood when I wrote this.