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I chose Apple scented soap
for my trip to France
I was 12 ..
Even today
that beautiful aroma
takes me back there
and the room that I shared with friends
The breakfast room
with the huge windows,
bread and jam,
croissants
and trying to convince myself
that the tea wasn't that bad
I recall the boy that I had a crush on
from my class..
he was quiet, sweet
and very kind
Apple scented soap
reminds me of all of these things ..
and the 12 year old me.
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Aug 2, 2014
Aug 2, 2014 at 9:01 AM UTC
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I chose Apple scented soap
for my trip to France
I was 12 ..
Even today
that beautiful aroma
takes me back there
and the room that I shared with friends
The breakfast room
with the huge windows,
bread and jam,
croissants
and trying to convince myself
that the tea wasn't that bad
I recall the boy that I had a crush on
from my class..
he was quiet, sweet
and very kind
Apple scented soap
reminds me of all of these things ..
and the 12 year old me.
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I think I may have found my good memory of my mother while writing this.
She let me choose the soap and bought me a new pink and white towel for my trip.
It seems insignificant but it wasn't.
(I bargained with my parents by saying that I wouldn't go on any other trip for the 4 yrs I was at middle school so I could go on this trip.)
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