Welcome to Crimson’s Creative Challenge #031! To join in, please click here. Our task is to craft a creative story, poem, response using no more than 150 words.
Shelley walked down Hickory Street which led to Carefree Park. She liked to go early so she could think … and remember.
It had been six months since her best friend Angela had passed away. Shelley still felt raw. She was hoping that visiting this park where she and Angela spent much of their childhood would help her heal. Or at least make her feel closer to Angela.
Soon, Shelley spied the old bench where she and Angela used to sit. She contemplated sitting on it but was afraid it would be too much. It felt familiar and safe. Shelley smiled.
A butterfly landed next to her. She’d never seen one like it: orange and dotted with small black & white circles. Shelley had heard that when you are missing a loved one, they visit you in the form of a butterfly.
Angela’s favorite color was orange.
Angela?
148 words.
aka, The Abject Muse 
Tell it like it is