The Yellow Face: At the Window

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Title: The Yellow Face: At the Window
Author: gardnerhill                        
Word Count: 60                     
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: What does Lucy think of this?

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Mummy says she must play dress-up in this new house.

This isn't fun; there are no other little girls to play with. But if she doesn't play this dress-up game Mummy won't come to her.

The mask is hot and the gloves are too. She wonders when she will meet her new Papa, and when she will win the game. 

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Poor Lucy, at least she did win.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Probably never liked playing dress-up ever again, though.

[debriswoman]

So bewildering for her

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Locked away like a prisoner, can't play outside. Not good memories.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Yes, so strange for her, poor thing.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Kid probably never wanted to wear a mask ever again, even for parties or Christmas.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

This really does answer the question too, of how Mrs. Munro explained the disguise to Lucy.

Lucy always strikes me as such an emotionally robust and cheerful child despite it all. It's a very happy ending and she's going to grow up in a loving family, but I wonder what she will think about her mother's behaviour during the early part of her life once she grows up.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Getting unmasked must have been such a relief to that little girl that she laughed because the game was over!