#dwcday23

[laceandhalos]

DWC day 21 Frighten

With her mom’s hand in her own, Lily almost felt brave enough to walk through the mirror house. It had taken a lot of work to even get her mother to agree to go. She even had to fake take a nap and clean her room!

As the pair stepped onto the gated railing, air blew up from the floor and sent their hair flying. A giggle erupted from Lily, that she didn’t even notice her mom’s pale look. “After this I want to get a giant pumpkin and a slushie!” The five-year-old stated.

Her mother replied with some kind of yes. Good enough for her! Excited to see more of the mirrors Lily let go of her mom’s hand and took off full speed into the mirror house. Mom was just slowing her down.

There was so much to see! One mirror made her look wide, another green like a goblin, the third gave her a giant eyeball and no nose. Faster and faster she ran through the mirrors not even hearing the panicked frightened calls of her mother.

A silly clown jumped out at her and Lily yelled a boo back at him. She even reached up to honk his nose. BEST NIGHT EVER!

Before the clown could get her to wait for the mother, the five-year-old took off again toward the room with many colorful lights.

If she stood the right way, there seem to be over 50 reflections of herself. A little diva that was she, Lily stopped to make a funny face. A little hair flip and giggled was given.

“LILLIAN RAVENMOURN” The sound of her mother's voice was full of fear and worry. The little girl caught the reflection of her mother in the mirror. The mother looked as white as a ghost.

“Mooooom, I am right here” Lily replied with a sigh. Old people were never fun.

@daily-writing-challenge

[rainingyuki]

Tell me your story.

Dari dulu aku suka membaca cerita. Buku komik, novel petualangan, biografi tokoh, dsb.

Aku juga suka membaca cerita hidup orang-orang. Di era digital ini, sangat mudah membaca cerita hidup orang-orang yang aku kenal.

Lewat Tumblr, misalnya.

Banyak orang yang menuliskan pengalaman hidupnya di sini.

Dan kata-kata yang dituliskan memiliki 'cerita' yang berbeda dari apa yang dapat dikatakan.

Aku suka membaca cerita, dan aku suka orang yang menulis cerita.

Orang yang membagikan cerita hidupnya dengan jujur, terbuka, dan tetap memperhatikan batas kewajaran tentang apa yang boleh diketahui orang luar.

Orang yang tidak hanya menceritakan kesuksesannya, tapi juga kegagalannya. Kebahagiaannya, dan juga kesedihannya. Halaman 17, dan halaman 3 cerita hidupnya.

Melihat beragam foto dan video orang-orang yang terlihat bahagia di media sosial sering kali membuatku lupa -- bahwa mereka punya masalah besar di hidupnya, seperti aku juga.

Mereka pernah menderita, seperti aku juga.

Mereka pernah tidak dapat tidur, seperti aku juga.

Mereka pernah mempertanyakan masa depan, seperti aku juga.

Orang-orang yang bercerita, menulis pengalaman hidupnya, berbagi jatuh bangun dirinya, membuatku tersadar bahwa orang-orang yang aku sukai sebenarnya hidup seperti aku juga.

Orang-orang yang aku kagumi juga pernah menjalani hidup yang "biasa" saja.

Dari cerita mereka aku bisa belajar banyak hal. Pahitnya hidup, manisnya kesabaran, pentingnya rasa syukur, sulitnya menunggu, dsb.

Dari cerita mereka aku juga menjadi punya harapan -- masalah, kesedihan, dan kekhawatiran yang aku hadapi adalah hal yang mereka juga hadapi dan akhirnya dapat lewati.

Harapan, pengingat -- bahwa aku baik-baik saja.

Karena itu mari kita saling bercerita.

Semoga ceritaku bisa menguatkanmu juga.