Blossoms
by Mat Twassel
Copyright© 2025 by Mat Twassel
Flash Story: He tries to take a picture of his pregnant wife and young daughter, but they're not cooperating. Illustrated.
Tags: Fiction Illustrated
The apple tree is in bloom. Thousands of cherry pink flowers ripple lightly in the light spring breeze. Under the tree the woman and her daughter stand next to each other.
The woman is beautiful, slender as a model except where she is swollen, deeply swollen, with child.
The daughter is holding her raggedy stuffed animal in front of her own belly.
The father is taking the picture. “Touch Mommy’s tummy,” he says. “Go on, touch it, just for a moment. For the picture.”
The little girl stands firm.
“It’s okay, honey,” the mother says. She puts her arm around the girl and eases her close. “You’re getting so big, sunshine,” she says.
“Smile,” the father says. “Come on, smile.”
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