CAMERA
Prompt - Camera : Take your camera for a walk and write based on one of the photographs you take
A few people looked at you a bit oddly, but there was nothing going to make her remove it. Not for that short distance, not when she'd, for once, managed to get it to be so perfect. There had been the usual scramble as she had caught the bus down, when she'd had to run to get on. Trying to juggle mask and card and not drop anything and she still made it. Not only made it, but hit the holy grail of the covid pandemic. At least that's what it was for people who had to wear glasses.
Only when she got in her seat on the top deck had she realised the happy accident. No readjustments, no removal and wiping, no squinting. Simply perfect. And there, then, her decision was made. It wasn't coming off until she was finished with it. And if that meant wearing it outside, and risking those looks, then so be it.
She'd got off the bus, gone into the butcher, got served, and walked on to the supermarket. The miracle continued in there, without her having to think about it. She got her shopping, and walked back to get the bus home. That was when she got the odd looks. But so what? It did give you an extra bit of safety, a sense of security, and that was worth a lot these days. And it did keep you a bit warmer in that chill wind she was facing into. But those were just side benefits. She kept on wearing her face mask for one reason only - she'd managed to hit the sweet spot which meant a perfect seal, and not a hint of misting on her glasses. In these days of covid, these strange years of 2020 and 2021, that was as good as it got. Take your joys and victories where you can.
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