[May 27] Original - Bygones

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Title: Bygones
Day/Theme: May 27th - sleep, she will not linger
Series: Original, one-off
Wordcount: 130
Rating: G
A/N: This is written in an effort to get myself writing again. Certain amazing people are posting fic everyday here, and it has made me want to do the same. So. Here goes.



The blanket was pulled to her chin by a swift hand, and through the fever she thought she saw golden-brown curls like her own, soft and hazy, backlit, like a halo. But her tongue was too dry to call out the old name, and soon the angel faded to a tight brown bun and thin cheeks.

She said a word, but whether it was “Mother” or “Aunt,” she could not be sure.

Aunt frowned with tight lips. “Sleep,” Aunt said, and the swift hand pressed cool to her forehead. “The fever will break soon.”

She closed her eyes obediently; to not see Aunt’s back as she left.

The door clicked shut. She perceived darkness about her. She opened her eyes, to search for the angel, but she too was gone.