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Submitted to Contest #259
Breaking the Silence By Bob Aldrich The room buzzed with laughter and clinking glasses as partiers mingled. Emily Blake hovered near the doorway, her fingers clutching a frayed edge of her scarf. She always felt so out of place, suffocated by the throbbing pulse of energy around her. She sipped her punch and scanned the room cautiously, hoping to avoid becoming dragged into an awkward conversation. "Hey, Emily!" A familiar voice pulled her from her thoughts. Rachel, her coworker from the library, appeared beside her, a wide smile shine...
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