Iron Drabble Challenge: Labyrinth

L.K. Pendragon: This is yours; I rewatched Labyrinth last night especially for research purposes.
I liked writing this. It forced me to throw out everything extraneous and make myself go, "what is the story I want to tell? Is it this or this? It can't be both."

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The child fell silent, but Sarah never turned back.

The other pages were blank, cover undecorated save title and owl's-eyes—the badge and binding of my late master, Jareth before me. I set myself a year for the unraveling of it, eager to see the what of the words, the why of the lock. Did you note hollows under my eyes, sister, when they led you—regretting—in? I'd read marginalia 'til dawn.

"Toby!"

"I am Jareth, mortal and stolen as any and all before me. Why should I return, when he came for me, and you did not follow?"
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Today's tally:
One 100-word drabble.
One rejection letter with useful advice.
I think it's a draw.

More drabbles will be forthcoming; I think of ideas on my commute.

Healthcare

I'm going to get healthcare! I'm all enrolled and stuff! I have a primary care physician and I can get new glasses! They don't do dental but that's ok 'cause my teeth always love me so it takes 20 minutes, two x-rays, and $125 once a year and I can deal with that on my own.

So happy. Health insurance is a good thing; I haven't been to a doctor or dentist since sometime last year about ten days from now. And the optometrist in even longer, which explains why I can't see faraway stuff.

It made me so nervous to be off health insurance. I'm generally a pretty healthy person, but paying out of pocket for weird accidents or something would not have been happy. And I remembered what foleyartist said to me as she graduated, which can be summed up as "get health insurance, no I really mean it!" and her words have been ringing in my head ever since.

Yay primary care physician.
Note to self: I stil have to transfer my records and make appointments for next month and stuff. And find money for the dentist and see if the lenses are covered or just the eye exam. And find an apartment.
Yippee.