PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

Delicate as a spider-web sparkling with morning dew,
the mood in the room
could break at any time.

A mandated reporter sits opposite a young girl, the two of them alone in a world of sanitized surfaces, medical cheat-sheets, and rambunctious cartoon animals. After a moment of silence, the woman says,

“This is a safe space. You can tell me anything.”

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Thanks Rochelle for this week’s prompt!