The family gathering occurred every Thanksgiving. All of the aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends would travel from across the Northeast to the small town. Everyone would bring a dish to call their own. It was almost the same every year, just with new memories and new stories. But, someone would make each year more and more enjoyable.
Her smile seemed like it was plastered on her face because it was rare to see her without the accessory. The sanguine laugh would fill people’s ears and it seemed like her current situation was not so daunting; her effervescent attitude never failed to fault. Fringe from her auburn overgrown pixie cut drooped in her eyes when she chuckled. The cancer made her body frail, her fingers and arms looking more boney.
Her smile seemed like it was plastered on her face because it was rare to see her without the accessory. The sanguine laugh would fill people’s ears and it seemed like her current situation was not so daunting; her effervescent attitude never failed to fault. Fringe from her auburn overgrown pixie cut drooped in her eyes when she chuckled. The cancer made her body frail, her fingers and arms looking more boney.