Gabrielle in the Sun (Blogophilia 28.9)
The little girl in the sun was Gabrielle, twirling the nerf sword and trash can lid shield in the grass between the cars and building. She didn’t want to be Xena. That was Sarah’s job. She had the dark hair and was older than her. The makeshift cape fluttered over her arms as she twittered . “I’ll save you, Xena, Warrior Princess !” The balcony door opened in Momma stuck her head out. “Gracie, go get changed and we’ll head to the pool.” That didn’t have to be said twice. She’d been waiting all day . Dropping the props, she flew through the front door. Skidding to a stop, her yellow top sailed off and landed on the bedpost. Shucking out of her pants, the mirror caught her eye. Wonder if Momma would let her go like this? Swimming nekkid in the lake was fun. She thought a moment. No, that wouldn’t work, too many people around. But, still… A pale face rimmed with carrot strings looked back at her. She made a sword move laughed as the imaged copied her.