Today’s prompt: Your character finds a box hidden at the back of her closet. Inside it are things from her childhood that someone saved for her. What is in the box? (Hint – focus on the way things smell.) OR If you found a box of items from your childhood, what would it contain?

When Karly grabbed a blanket on the top shelf of the closet, a cardboard box fell down. She opened it and inhaled the scent of cardboard mixed with a mustiness. The first thing she noticed was the angel ornament she used to play with when she was around four. It was pink and sparkly. A baby doll that smelled like rubber wearing a yellow musty-smelling dress that was on backwards. There were also pictures that she had drawn for Grandma and Grandpa. One was a self portrait with stick legs coming out of a giant head. Karly chuckled. Another picture she drew was a frog next to a pond. She must  have been a little older because it had a body, but no legs.  Of course there was a thick strip of blue to represent the sky and a sun in the corner of the picture. It was ripped, but there was yellowed scotch tape to hold it together. The next picture she drew was a picture of Grandpa fishing. A sadness bit Karly like a dog bites a bone. Tears filled the corner of her eyes. She turned the picture over. It was still too hard for her to look at any photos or pictures of  Grandpa after he died.