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Submitted to Contest #238
She woke to the noise of her mother setting up the toys for her day of childminding. Her eyes remained closed as they remained heavy, almost un-openable. She did open them and clearly saw it was time to get up for school. She had no desire to go. She heard her little brother playing in the next room, he was talking to himself, pretending. His older brother, who shared the room, told him. "You going to shut up, I'm trying to sleep." Her little brother just ignored him and continued to play. She swung her legs out of bed, feelin...
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