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Submitted to Contest #324
Edward hears the scratching of pencils all around him. He sees faces screwed up in concentration, tongues poking out of mouths as more and more words amass on their papers. He looks at his own paper: aggressively blank. His sixth grade teacher is a nice lady with a kind demeanor. Though Edward is a new student, she has made him feel as though he is not, and this does not escape his notice. With his world recently upended into something bitter and dark, Mrs. Limbaugh has made him believe that maybe there is a tomorrow, and it may not be as ...
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