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Submitted to Contest #110
We have plenty of time. The rain falls with the determination of lightning hitting the ground and I wonder why I’m here. Sometimes I feel like that’s all I ever do; wonder. His breathing is heavy, almost like he smokes a pack a day, and the only other noise is the tires against the roadway. The window opens, with it smoke surrounds me but with every cloud that touches my face, it’s rushed out the window. Just as desperate to escape as I am. I secretly love the smell of cigarettes; it reminds me of home. Soon, they’ll remind me of him,...
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