The hypnotist spoke in a soothing monotone. “You are at the top of an escalator, and as you listen to the sound of my voice, you will step onto the escalator and it will begin its descent.”
His cascading vocals coerced me to follow him, down into the vault of my memory. Back to a time before I ever knew drugs existed.
I exited the escalator, as a girl of maybe four, in white underpants, running laps in the fresh dewy grass, as the sun rose, in the front yard of my childhood home.
Was I really ever so innocent?
Written for Friday Fictioneers.
Thru Violet's Lentz 
And now begins the healing process – I hope.
This was so good.
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Beautifully prosed Violet. The images jumped off the page. 😊💜
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Beautifully described
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Great images of going down memory lane Violet.
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Yea, I’m guessing we all were once. 🙂
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Lovely imagery – I hope she finds what she’s looking for.
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A question many of us ask as we get older. Nice one!
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We were all innocent children once. Excellent descriptions.
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What a great theme for a series of stories, hypnotherapy. Hope the protagonist finds clarity.
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Perhaps from there, she’ll be able to ascend to a better place. A brilliant take Violet.
Rosey, a joke and some wine!
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I’m glad she was able to see herself innocent and playing at that age ❤
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A lovely story of treatment for addiction, Violet. I hope it works. Well written with great description. —- Suzanne
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Lovely words and a hopeful suggestion of brighter days ahead.
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I love this. I hope that innocent child returns.
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Intriguing story, with the hope of a change for the better. Nicely done.
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Beautifully described story. I hope she finds healing.
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good question. i guess you’re free to believe what you wanted to believe.
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It’s hard to remember yourself as a child and realise you’re still the same person. Even harder with drug addiction in the mix. Hypnosis adds another dimension to it all. Your picture of the little child is very convincing; I like the descriptive details.
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Literally down the memory lane. She is so loaded with drugs that she forgot her past! Scary and sad.
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I hope it helps… to find that innocence might be a good beginning
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Dear Violet,
We all start out as innocent children, don’t we? Beautifully described and written.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Very graphic description of a journey to a better place.
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