The Giver
Feb 8th, 2022 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
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It started with gummies. Her mother placed a bag inside her lunch box every day. She gave them all away, hoping the other kids would like her.
In high school, she had a crush on a cute boy. She gave him the best seat, and then she couldn’t see.
Away at university, she baked lemon cakes. She gave all the slices to students who studied in the lounge late at night.
One day after work, she paused at a window and stared. People on the sidewalk bustled behind her.
She stepped into the bakery, bought lemon cake, and ate it.
From Guest Contributor Faye Rapoport DesPres
Faye is the author of the memoir-in-essays Message From a Blue Jay and the Stray Cat Stories children’s book series. She lives and writes in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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