by lemm » Fri May 15, 2020 5:32 pm
The setting sun was a pristine stained glass painting, the vibrant caribbean colors illuminating the waves in shades of orange and red. Amora’s family gathered around the small wooden table adjacent to the window, the room becoming darker as the warm ball fell into the sea. A plump, poorly-frosted cake sat in front of the winged girl, reused candles from the last family birthday being lit upon it. With the singing of an out-of-tune birthday song, Amora was free from the tight grip held on her by her family. And into the world she went, her cloak brushing through trees and bushes as she made a break towards the town.
This excursion to freedom was rehearsed weeks before, the flower-printed tote slung between the meeting of her two wings. The same luggage had been stored under her bed, packed and ready, for the past 3 weeks in anticipation of the coming day. She did, however, lack a plan now. No place to stay or eat, and no chance of going back home now. At the age of 18, she had become an adult; she was free to spread her own wings, figuratively and literally. While walking down the poorly-paved roads, she began taking in the sights of her island fully for the first time. Tourist traps lined the sides, inflatable tubes and reef-safe sunscreen filling the outdated concrete buildings with bright, tropical decoration. Behind these building lay the homes of the locals, the working class population of the island that Amora belonged to. The sidewalk drew to an end before a large, wooden shack with smells of seafood drifting out of its cracks. She turned her head to meet a mother and child sporting sunglasses and flowy cover-ups over bright bathing suits, a look of distress on their face, staring towards her. She brushed it off and took a left towards the tourist shops promising the best prices on the small island and signs directing visitors to beach access and hotel check-ins. Looking past the largely built-up attractions, however, would reveal a marina composed of rentable charters, the upper class yachts, and the least to Amora’s surprise, pirates in search of a quick coin from the islanders.
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lemm on Thu May 28, 2020 4:49 am, edited 2 times in total.