Yellow

When she was seven her favorite yellow sundress had an empire waist line and thin straps that tied in a bow.  The bodice was decorated with three embroidered flowers and the hem fell to her knees with a white eyelet lace poking out under the ruffle.

He was sitting on his porch drinking from a large cup as the kids walked home from school and he called out at them being rude an offensive. When she got home the yellow dress was tossed in the far dark corner of her closet never to be worn again.