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Submitted to Contest #218
Lavender and Eucalyptus. That was the scent that my nose picked up on that chilly autumn morning. I was in the locally owned store of the small town that I just moved into for a fresh start, standing at the entrance with my son Kai’s cold hand interlinked with my own. Lavender and Eucalyptus, the scent of the candle that my mother used to make the whole house smell good when I was a kid still living at her house. Carefree from all the craziness of the world, happy to simply be. The sce...
There are pink and red lights above me. The ones that are pretty and put you in a good mood. The ones you’d see on a Pinterest board that you’d bookmark because the beauty of it gave you a dopamine rush or if you liked it enough, made it your wallpaper even. I put all of my focus into these pink and red lights so I don’t start trembling. The first party that I ever went to, and of course my psyche didn’t mix well with it. I looked to my right; a group of girls plastered in the same denim shorts...
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