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Weekly Contest #345
THE MAN I MARRIEDLena’s movements were fluid and frantic, a practiced dance of silence. Every few seconds, she would freeze, her head cocked toward the hallway, listening for the heavy thrum of his truck or the specific, aggressive rattle of his key in the lock.The suitcase sat on the bed, a mocking shade of midnight blue. It was stiff, the fabric still smelling of the department store warehouse, the silver zippers flashing like bared teeth under the dim lamp. She remembered the day they bought it, just weeks after the wedding. He had spun h...
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