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by Lucette212

Round Three of the Twilight Twenty-Five. A selection of drabbles based on assigned picture prompts. Varying POVs. Originally submitted under the penname Rogue Elephant.

21. Prompt 21

The Twilight Twenty-Five

Prompt #21

Pen name: Rogue Elephant

Pairing: Emmett

Rating: K

Photos for prompts can be found here:

community[dot]livejournal[dot]com/thetwilight25/13912[dot]html

Taking care to stay upwind, I watched as he scrambled up the footholds I'd affixed eight years before.

Pa had called him a blasted accident – another mouth he couldn't feed. Ma called him her gift from God.

I held my breath as he leaned out for the rope, he looked so small and fragile.

Clutching the fraying end he raised a cheer as he swung out wide over the dimpled water. Holding on until he reached the high point, he let go and fell like a stone.

I smiled at the memory of my body plummeting while my spirits soared.

xXx

a/n For Heather.

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