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Submitted to Contest #36
April 2nd, 2020My head really hurts, and I want to go to sleep. But I also don’t want to, if that makes sense. Last night, or 4 hours ago, I guess, I took an Advil for my head before I went to bed and prayed that it would work properly. Obviously, it didn’t, as I am now learning. It must have worked enough for me to fall asleep. But I woke up. Again. This time, I was in a wooden box. A coffin, now that I think of it. I lay quietly for a few seconds before I realized what was going on, and I tried to open the box. It was fastened tightly...
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Servants bustled around, placing large glass tables all over the backyard. The screeching sound of table legs being dragged over the stone deck made Anna wince with discomfort. Anna’s younger brother, Charlie, was turning six, and she was very, very happy. Ever since Charlie was just a baby, Anna loved him with all her heart. She wanted him to grow up to be a kind, smart boy who always did the right thing. And he was all those things, at least as much as a child can be. As Charlie’s 15-year old sister, Anna felt it was her responsibility to ...
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