Lydia page 1

Lydia page 1 by ric Gustafson


Lydia loved purple. Purple yarn spread over two stone benches. She dressed in parched clothing and had a perspired forehead. She was soaking the linen for her father. Her father Eumenes was the dye master. She was hurrying because someone was coming to pick up an order.
Lydia was sixteen years old. She was busy helping her father with his business. He returned that evening. She tucked him into bed. The dye she was using was called Purple in a Vat. Her father had never gotten rich from the dye business. She soaked the linen in a water bath. Then she put the wet linen on a branch to dry. That night, she woke up and screamed from the same nightmare.


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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric