The Gown That Wasn't Mine

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The gown did not belong to me.

That was the first thing I thought when I saw myself in the mirror. It was too beautiful to feel like mine—an elven gown made from layers of white organza, light enough to move whenever I breathed. Silver and crystal stars had been sewn across the fabric, catching the warm bedroom light in tiny flashes.

I lifted one side of the skirt and turned carefully.

For a moment, I did not recognize the woman in the glass.

She looked as though she belonged in an ancient forest, standing beneath a moon that had watched over the world for a thousand years. I, meanwhile, was still worried about stepping on the hem and ruining something I had borrowed.

“You’re going to be late,” she called from the other room.

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Nimra Khan — original fiction published on RapidTale.