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Weekly Contest #205
Three steps off the school bus. One… two… three. Deep breaths. And then a half-hearted leap off the edge. My skirt sways just enough I can feel the air hit my thighs. It’s like the wind carries me. For just a split second, I’m weightless. I’m sailing through the sky and I’m free. In that moment I become jealous of the birds. I wish I could wrap myself in feathers and fly away. I’d never again feel the impact of the hard, cold ground under my feet. Not unless I wanted to. Not unless it was my choice to land. And I’d only land in a spot that f...
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