Callista watched the algae on the top of the brook, and marveled at its green color. She was listening to Dungeons, a thrash metal band, on her transistor radio. She found the music allowed her to escape the awful reality of her life, living with two “squares” who seemed to believe that having fun was naturally sinful.
Her parents considered the music that she liked as nothing but a lot of horrible noise. As she savored the feel of laying in the grass with the sun shining down on her, she knew that her white stockings would be ruined, but it was worth it for a few hours of peace and solitude.
Written for the Three Things Challenge #35 from Paula Light of Light Motifs II: stockings, algae, radio. Your Daily Prompt is Dungeon.
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