Reincarnation
The white gown was waiting for her, intact - A Drabble
“I saw my reflection in the mirror. The gown still fitted like a glove. I closed my eyes. I was dancing in the ballroom. My hair was different. It was red. You wouldn’t believe me if I told you.”
“I am your psychiatrist. I can only help you with your dreams if you tell me everything.”
“This was not a dream. It was real. I went to the sale at the Old Wardour Castle. Of all the objects in the room, I was mesmerised by how well my white gown was preserved.”
“Your white gown?”
“I AM Lady Blanche Arundell!”
A Drabble is a self-contained, flash-fiction story of exactly 100 words.
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Lady Blanche Arundell, Baroness Arundell, was an English aristocrat who led the defence of her home, Wardour Castle, during a Civil War siege. Between 2 and 8 May 1643, while her husband, Thomas, 2nd Baron Arundell, was away in King Charles I’s army, she and her household – her daughter-in-law, grandchildren, several maidservants and about 25 men – held out in the face of a besieging Parliamentarian army. Forced to surrender, she became famous among her fellow Royalists for her courageous stand.
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Susan Fourtané
Susan Fourtané is a Science and Technology Journalist, a professional writer with over 18 years experience writing for global media and industry publications. She's a member of the ABSW, WFSJ, Society of Authors, and London Press Club.
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