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Submitted to Contest #104
Looking out my third-story window I have a full view of the street next to the university. I see all the friends walking and talking in their little groups as they make their way to the clubs and restaurants down the street. They look so jovial. Apart from the dim light coming through my window, my room is eerily dark. I like to keep it that way. The gloom makes me feel hidden, although I find myself longing for what those friends out there on the street have. They walk along as if they don’t have a care in the world. Tonight each of them is...
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