 When they returned, the city was in shambles. The young couple, alongside shell-shocked neighbors, sifted through piles of twisted shrapnel and dust—the remains of their neighborhood—searching for traces of memories. Miraculously, the tri-folded takeout menu from their very first date rested unscathed in a charred chunk of the kitchen junk drawer. ~ Lisa H. Owens Inspired by an April, 2022 - Press 53-Word Theme Prompt Your prompt for April: Hubble telescope glimpsed a star they named Earandel, meaning “morning star,” whose light took 12.9 billion years to reach Earth. If the universe were 100, the Earandel we see is from when the universe was seven. However you go about trying to consider these enormities, it’s hard not to be romantic about starlight. Write a 53-word story about a date.
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