FICTION

Emma Goes Dancing With Strangers

Where she can’t find herself

Debdutta Pal
Published in
3 min readApr 21, 2024

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Photo by Konstantin Mishchenko from Pexels.

When she pulled out a new tube of lipstick from the drawer, Emma paused for two seconds, fingers tapping on porcelain. Her mother's voice cued up.

That color draws attention to your lips. Wear something lighter, more pinkish.

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Debdutta Pal
Gumusservi

I'd rather be watching Netflix. But my brain demands some conscious decluttering.