Flash!

Story by i defy you stars.

There was a long period of time when I believed the camera trapped the images in the depths of its being and refused to return them. I used to decline my father whenever he wished to take my picture; I didn’t want to be trapped in there forever.

“It won’t really trap you,” he had said confidently when I had revealed my concerns to him, “I promise you.”

“How do you know?”
  1. when the streetlights come on.
  2. and the fireflies flicker.
  3. i am walking her home making plans.
  4. with her shoes in her hands.