Sounds like a 1950s Movie Star name.
When you’re three years old, watching the Nutcracker, and the lead ballerina, Clare, twirls in a sparkly dress, and your grandmother hints that you, too, shine like Clare full of sparkles, the only natural choice is to rename yourself Clare Sparkle.
The pink dress I gave her at Christmas has become like a second skin. If it’s cold, she simply adds layers underneath but refuses to button my jacket because she doesn’t want to hide the sparkles.
If you call me by my birth name, Olivia, I will immediately correct you—my name is Clare Sparkle.
What is your real name?
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