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Weekly Contest #269
Trigger warning: mental health, abuse/ manipulation, violence The night Zoe went to bed without her parents, she wore her mother’s jade bangle on her left arm. She had turned eight that day, and the plan was to have a birthday party at home. Instead of balloons popping, there were gunshots. Instead of confetti, blood sprayed. All Zoe could remember was her holding onto the bangle during the chaos instead of her mother’s hand. Her mother was wearing it that morning before the party started. She could not remember much afterwards. “Perha...
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