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Submitted to Contest #331
Note that no shrimp were harmed in the making of the story.The oak bench creaks under Karina’s weight as she tilts her head back, letting snowflakes catch in her wild ginger hair. She stretched her legs, snowflakes landing on the ripped knees of her jeans—those same knees that liked to ache. She watches the snow melt into the fabric, darkening the threads like watercolor blooms. Her tea mug hovers near her mouth, steam curling around her chapped lips as she takes a slow sip. The tartness of the orange tea makes her tongue tingle; she can alm...
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