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The Spider’s Bride
100 Faces in 100 Stories — No9
Jan 9, 2023
No one would think saving a spider could change a person’s life.
But it did for me. I carefully scooped up the frightened little thing before I released it outside to live another day.
My sisters said I was too soft, laughing at me for the kindness they saw as weakness.
I tried not to let their words tear at my heart.
The next morning, I awoke to a room full of cobwebs, the silver threads gleaming faintly in the light.
I didn’t think it was an auspicious sign.
I didn’t think I had awakened something.
Until I met him.
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