PROMPT NUMBER TWENTY-TWO

In honor of Memorial Day...

(Strange prompt, by the way. Hope at least one of the images appeals to you. =])

Write a short story of 1,000-10,000 words based on the following:

I remember.

I wish I didn't remember.

Maybe if I wish hard enough, the memories will just fall away. Like the smell of old perfume dissipating. Like the innocence of white chalk darkening under the rain. Like the dying color of that crimson blood as he washed it from my hands.

Good luck, Experimenters!

Winter