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The one's left behind
#WritcoStoryPrompt120
Write a story based on the phrase "You will realise a person's worth when they are gone."

"Daddy, it's been thirty minutes. When will you be done?" Layla asks while picking at her clothes

"Soon, Lay, soon", I reply with a sad smile. I hold down the little comb in my hand and wonder how I got here. Layla had suddenly announced to me at 11 pm today that she was supposed to be the princess in her school play and her hair was to be braided into six cornrows. This might seem an easy task, but...