Then and now

Nov 21 2021 | Sunday

Hello, chickabiddy.

During an intense tidying session, I found a bookmark that I'd made when I was in school. I placed it in a drawer and began tidying again because things like these tend to distract you from the work at hand.

Later, when I was finished tidying, I took the bookmark out of the drawer. It made me go back in time, I could see the tiny version of myself drawing it, and happily placing it between the pages of a book, with its head peeking out of the book, to see what it looked like. It must have made me happy then. But little did I know that it would make me happy once again so many years down the line. While holding it, I felt like I was holding on to one of the threads of my innocence, connecting me to my younger self.

Inspired by my much younger self, I tried to draw it again. A few attempts later, I finally managed to draw it. They might look slightly different but they have the same spirit.

Can you guess which one's which?
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Thank you for reading.​
Sahar Afreen

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