Thimbles Week 13 Fanficflashfic
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As she packs her lunch for school she watches her dad tinker with pieces of metal, wire, and string. Another wind chime to add to the hodgepodge that swathe their home. The slightest breeze will set off a symphony of dings and clangs – thank goodness the neighbors stopped complaining months ago. The young girl thinks their sound is beautiful, not ugly. What do they know, anyway? She tells herself it's her brother, that he shares stories of sky and stars. Her mom never listens, though, even when the young girl begs. Her mom will only stand at the window when it storms. She's decided that it's because her mom can see him then. In the changing shapes and the dripping drops, that's her mom's way. But how dumb is that. Why wouldn't mom choose his voice over something so blurry? The young girl's father has made chimes for her bedroom. She pushes at them with hopeful fingers and listens. She says hello and goodbye, good morning and good night.