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Submitted to Contest #329
Maya has two sons whom she met long before they were born. On January 16th, Maya conceived her firstborn. She was curled up on the couch, her husband was already asleep, dreaming of what - she didn’t know. At 9:01, the President announced, in his droning tenor, the start of another war. She was tired of the wars these men were drawn to start and never end. But what could she do?She tiptoed into the bedroom and woke her sleeping husband. He didn’t need to be convinced to wake up for her. She felt a burst in her heart as the baby took hold.Ea...
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