The dress is red. Tight. Actually, it’s more than tight, its seams cling to my body. Its red and my brown could easily be the same fabric, but my brown is skin and the red is my dress. Somewhere in between my thigh and my knee, the red gives way once more to my brown. In truth, the mirror reflects more brown than red; perfect. My clock says it’s time to go, and so I do. Through the window, down one ledge, each leg navigates its way to the grass below. The wall is a walk over, literally. Nobody sees me, except the night. I have no fears. The night may be your foe, but it is my ally, my element. Ma is sleeping, for sure. Da is at work. They do not see me. They never do. Accra is calling. I do not look back.
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The light is…
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Kaleidoscope Shards 
Why not post the full original here? I’ve read it on flash fiction and I love it. Impressive writing.
Hi Dela! Glad you like it. Well…this one was written specially for Flash Fiction Ghana. Hopefully I’ll be able to churn out a few more soon. 🙂
I come back every few days to see if there’s more 🙂