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Weekly Contest #68
This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives, at least, that’s what parents having their first baby were supposed to feel. Carmen, Arturo's wife, was radiant. After nine months, they were finally welcoming their daughter, Delilah, into the world. But Arturo couldn't share his wife's joy. For his night had been plagued by dreadful dreams and his morning haunted by an inescapable feeling of approaching disaster. They had been in the hospital room for an hour and Arturo felt cornered. It was too sma...
Weekly Contest #63
“By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire.” Julie said to her daughter. "It was black, and that was all I could see." "Is that why daddy had to stay?" Julie hesitated for a moment. "Yes baby—daddy had to stay to—" she gripped the steering wheel and her vision clouded. She could see Peter’s face staring back at her and she shuddered at the thought. "He had to stay to help fight the fires, baby." They rode in silence except for the sound of the electric motor and the occasional thump of the tires over the highway re...
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