05-10-2020, 04:09 AM
[align=center][div style="width: 45%; text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -1px; font-family: times new roman;"]★ — Margaret had been excited beyond belief when her Mama announced that they were going on a nighttime excursion to the carnival. The carnival! She'd never been to the carnival, and she knew it was supposed to be fun, and Roxie had promised her as many sugary treats as she wanted. Her Mama would probably regret it later when Maggie inevitably ended up on a sugar high, but the crash would doubtlessly be just as sweet as all the candy had been.
She'd been mesmerized by the bright lights before they had even taken a single step onto the boardwalk. The myriad of flashing colors thoroughly captivated her with a front of cheap thrills, although how much fun she'd be able to have under the constant, watchful eyes of those who traveled with her was to be doubted. As long as she could get her little hands on a pile of sweets, she would be content.
The girl, dressed in jeans that were perhaps a bit too large and a mustard yellow sweater to match, clutched a crumpled twenty dollar bill in her small hands. Her little entourage paused for a moment for a reason that was, and would remain, unknown to her, but it probably had to do with Nearby she spotted vendor whose signs advertised candied apples, lollipops, cotton candy... Roxie had told her before they got there to remain within eyesight, and the man with the candy was just so close. Bouncing on her heels with excitement, she turned to look up at the adults around her, all of whom were preoccupied. Suddenly permission was a thing of the past.
She bounded towards the vendor, and within moments she returned with her arms full of an assortment of candy; a candy apple, a caramel apple, a large back of cotton candy, and a large number of other, smaller candies.. Looking up at all the adults with a grin on her face, she would exclaim, "Look at everything I got!" The twenty dollar bill had been replaced by a singular dime in her pocket. "Do you guys want anything?" she asks, just as excited as before.
She'd been mesmerized by the bright lights before they had even taken a single step onto the boardwalk. The myriad of flashing colors thoroughly captivated her with a front of cheap thrills, although how much fun she'd be able to have under the constant, watchful eyes of those who traveled with her was to be doubted. As long as she could get her little hands on a pile of sweets, she would be content.
The girl, dressed in jeans that were perhaps a bit too large and a mustard yellow sweater to match, clutched a crumpled twenty dollar bill in her small hands. Her little entourage paused for a moment for a reason that was, and would remain, unknown to her, but it probably had to do with Nearby she spotted vendor whose signs advertised candied apples, lollipops, cotton candy... Roxie had told her before they got there to remain within eyesight, and the man with the candy was just so close. Bouncing on her heels with excitement, she turned to look up at the adults around her, all of whom were preoccupied. Suddenly permission was a thing of the past.
She bounded towards the vendor, and within moments she returned with her arms full of an assortment of candy; a candy apple, a caramel apple, a large back of cotton candy, and a large number of other, smaller candies.. Looking up at all the adults with a grin on her face, she would exclaim, "Look at everything I got!" The twenty dollar bill had been replaced by a singular dime in her pocket. "Do you guys want anything?" she asks, just as excited as before.
[size=11pt]☾∗ˈ‧₊° ─ GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN!