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Submitted to Contest #239
Heat lifted off the concrete engulfing me, in a serape of dry air. Rays of light came down from directly above, blindingly illuminating the arid wasteland. It sat on either side of the cracked road. Listlessly, one step after the next, my legs moved asynchronously, the right seemingly more motivated than the left. Dogtags swayed left and right, and boots scraped the road below; If you were to ask me how long the journey had been I would tell you it didn’t matter. In war, you learn to understand the true uncertainty regarding duration. Althou...
Submitted to Contest #138
I looked down to my right hand, my little sister, Annie, clung to it as we looked over the edge of the well. "What do you think it is?" She asked as we kept our gaze fixed on the shimmering light that sat at the bottom. "Maybe someone dropped a knife? It kinda' looks like it's sparking though..." After a few more moments of unfulfilled curiosity, I decided to lower the makeshift bucket connected to the well. "Remember, don't move around too much. Last time was too close." Annie laughed as she climbed into the bucket, she was ge...
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