Forget Me Not – Patsy Collins – 825 words (Romance)

A brooch, even one with the history of Mazie's forget-me-not jewel, can't really bring true love. People can't point the way to happiness after their death. It's all just coincidence.

Forget Me Not

Every time I see the picture of Gran, I wonder about the brooch. It’s a pretty little silver thing, shaped like a forget-me-not and decorated with tiny blue glass beads. Despite what’s happened, I don’t see how it can influence anything.

Gran gave it to me after a boyfriend dumped me. Only Gran and my friend Chris seemed to care. It’s a shame they never met, they’d have got on so well.

“Real love is worth waiting for,” Gran reminded me.

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