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Raven-Haired Beauty
#100StoryChallenge — No71
They called her Morticia behind her back, but she tried not to care what the popular girls said about her.
In another time, she might have been the raven-haired beauty all the men secretly pined after even as they chased money and prestige.
But in 21st century terms, she was a pariah who just happened to be pretty.
She traded pastels for shades of black, lip gloss for shadowy liner, and sequins for dark jewels.
It was easy to be everything people might avoid.
It was far worse to be a lovely doll that would lose its novelty eventually.
This is a part of my endeavor to go back to writing tighter fiction with more stringent word counts. It’s just one attempt at the 100 Story Challenge because I thought it would be a good exercise to do to keep my imagination sharp. We’ll see how it goes.
For longer fiction, you may enjoy my stories linked below:
