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Submitted to Contest #168
Chapter 1 As she stared out the window, her face was blank with no expression. The room was dark, unlit on purpose. What was the point of lighting the room, her whole life was dark, her marriage shrouded in secret, multilayered veils. “Are you okay?” a small voice pierced through her muddled thoughts. She glanced at him and turned again to the window. It was her son, small and innocent, she did not have the words to answer him. He stood there for a while, frightened by her silence, then left to find his twin. She always gave them atten...
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