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Submitted to Contest #255
The clouds hung low like whisps of orange and pink cotton candy against the pale blue sky of early autumn morning. Burnt red and orange leaves crunched below my tread. The tall grass soaked my socks and the hem of my pants with dew as I followed the wafting scent of pear and honeysuckle up the hill. It always trailed off her hair and skin, the calming aroma of my mother. Her joyous stride carried her several yards ahead of me. She swung her arms, palms out, like she was trying to catch the wind. She kept looking over her shoulder at us with ...
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