Straight Up

The darker it is, the easier to see the light?

This is a story based on the image prompt from Miranda Kate’s Weekly Flash Fiction Challenge. You can see the prompt by clicking on the link. This is her intro from the challenge page:

This week’s picture comes from Andy Poplar, who makes these incredible bottles, at Vinegar & Brown Paper — do have a look, there are loads of others, also household bottles. Brilliant idea. I can’t find this pic on his site, but I suspect it used to be there as it dates back to 2017 (when it was first shared), and the page…