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Weekly Contest #353
The widows’ pity gnaws at me. Their puffed lower lips, the downturned corners of their red eyes. I take a crooked pleasure in it, a masochist for their biting glances. For the first time in my life, I’m proud of the youthful chunk of my cheeks. Makes me look sadder, more innocent. I’m the youngest woman here by twenty years, which of course means my storm cloud’s the grayest. They’ll think that’s why I look so thin, so dog-tired. Do feel sorry for me, won’t you? Their stares would be sharper if they knew what I’d done to be here. But that’s ...
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