charloft 100 drabbles - 66. Lake And Swing

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It seemed calm enough. There was barely a ripple to show what was going on underneath the surface. When something did mar the apparent calm it was generally nothing more than a brief glimpse of what lied beneath, before it quickly sank once more into the depths.

Nobody saw the darkness that lurked down there. Nobody knew how much pain and hurt was there, or the fears that were hidden from the light of day. The few who had dared, found only what they wanted to find and little else.

She was perfection incarnate, and that’s all anyone could see.