MLMM Saturday Mix

Welcome to the Saturday Mix – Story Starter, 12 August 2023!
You will be given a sentence to start off your response. It is your choice whether you write using poetry or prose.

Your story starter for this week is: Sarah had been dreading her 47th birthday…

and as she stepped forward, blindfolded by her oldest daughter, she knew what was going to happen. Sarah told her family she wanted no celebration or party, maybe a card or cake, that was all. She smelled something odd, chlorine, maybe? What the dickens? Then the blindfold was removed and she saw a pool, filled with floating pink flamingos and all of her family was either in the pool or standing around in bathing attire. The barbecue was being worked by her husband and brother and a table was spread with pink utensils and plates and pink flamingo balloons were popping around above it all.

“Still feel like you don’t want a birthday gathering,” her daughter asked. Sarah just turned and gave her a big hug, tears in her eyes.

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