Let the Star Explode
ShortStory 4,656 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"The last picture that Karu has of her father alive is on the day of her graduation. She has this big smile that by the placing of her dimples makes it obvious that she is his daughter. He stands next to her holding her waist in the space between his biceps and his lower arm. And her mother who is half an inch shorter than her stands on her left side."
Content warnings 1
death-of-a-loved-one
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