FreeWriteHouse Party Day 2: PAPER Town Vs Plastic World?

in #freewrite6 years ago (edited)

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She sat in the corner looking at her clothes. She liked that pretty yellow dress. It had all her favourite flowers. Chrysanthemums, orchids and lilies. It also had roses, but she didn't want to be typical. She knew she was different, nothing like a rose. A rose was a flower everyone just loved. To give, to receive. Sigh! Yes, she was a lily. It felt like a day she should wear that dress.

But she didn't get up. She continued to stare at the dress and her mind wandered. It's not that she didn't like Barbs. What is there not to like? She was, thoughtful and such a happy person. Never had a bad thing to say about anyone or anything. Actually that made it worse.

She wanted to hate her. Ok, she did hate her but she ended up hating herself too. She was this drab, always moping around and yet Barbs spent as much time as she could with her. Telling her stories of the things she had seen, and the friends she'd made. Aaaaahhhh!! Sometimes she wished she would just shut up. Barbs can be so plastic but maybe it's that she was just jealous and envious. Life is so unfair.

And that man of hers. He was to die for. They made such a perfect pair. He opening doors, she always grateful. And Barbs' friends!! That circle just kept getting bigger and bigger. Together, they would "oooooh" and "aaaah" at everything like the world was created to give them pleasure.

If that's not enough, they were always in their summer clothes. At the pool, showing off the latest bikinis and swimwear. And then they'd come back to regale her of the wonders they'd seen. Heaven help her. Sometimes she just wanted to scream "ENOUGH!!", but she kept her smile and listened while cursing inside. She'd gotten so good at it too.

Suddenly there was light. Oh, and there's that familiar face. The one she truly loved and missed so much.

"Mum, hang on!! There's one more box! Bringing it down!!" she shouted. Then in a much softer voice,"Hmmmm, look at you. Look at all these dresses I made for you. And this bag." She giggled.

"Suzie, hurry up!! The recycle man is leaving!"

"Goodbye, Ms. Penny Paper. I wonder what you'd be recycled to...."

And the lid came over the shoebox and everything was dark again.

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Oh my! If I understood this right, the whole story was from the point of view of Ms Penny Paper who's actually a sort of doll for Suzie and she's about to be recycled?

If so then how dark and cleverly written! And if not then I'm embarrassed!

You are absolutely right @branlee87. She's a paper doll, sadly replaced by Barbie and friends.
Hey, thanks for reading and glad you liked the story :D

"Barbs' Like duh! Now I feel stupid Hahahahaha! Thanks for making me use my brain. Should be doing that more often :P

hahaha... no la... unless you were playing with Barbie growing up, she wouldn't have been top of mind ;p

I did actually...... Have a scar on my left brow from a miniature Barbie doll pen haha

In that case... tsk tsk tsk....
hahaha... that is funny!!

Aw, how sad for Ms Penny Paper…. discarded and replaced
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