#FridayFictioneers ‘Aunt Sarah’s Dresses’ #FlashFiction

It’s Friday, time for another Friday Fictioneers Flash Fiction story featuring Alice Pendragon and her family! On this occasion, Alice is coping with her grandmother’s deteriorating health.

Thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for hosting the challenge and for this week’s photo prompt.

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Aunt Sarah’s Dresses

‘I’ll take the roses.’

‘Grandma, we can only bring one of your belongings to the hospital.’

‘I never told you about your aunt’s dresses, did I?’

My aunt Sarah had died long before I was born, so I changed the subject. ‘What about your photo collage?’

 ‘She wore the white dress at her christening.’

 ‘Your radio?’

‘The red one at her graduation.’

‘Your bible?’

‘The yellow one on her 21^st.’

I looked closer at the handmade flowers.

‘And the mauve one the day before the accident.’

‘The flowers will be on your nightstand, grandma.’

She smiled. ‘They were beautiful dresses, Alice.’

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My ‘Alice’ flash fiction written for the Friday Fictioneers Challenge can be mostly read as standalones, but if you’re interested in reading previous stories of Alice’s adventures, here they are!