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Submitted to Contest #30
I shivered in the line, my coat in my arms, waiting for a security officer to wave me forward. When they finally did, they gestured at the box I should load my items into and gave me a once up and down. ‘Is there an animal in there?’ They asked, abruptly, gesturing to the pet carrier I had in my hand. ‘No,’ I replied, holding it up and folding it in half. ‘It’s empty.’ They nodded, their narrowed eyebrows relaxing. They even helped me push it into my plastic tray and then along the conveyor belt where I would meet it on the other side. I rus...
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