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Weekly Contest #366
I wake up before my alarm. It should be Sunday. The first thing I think of today is when my mommy was preparing lunch for us and made her sandwich with the heels of the loaf so I could have the soft bread without another thought and without mention. I must have been nine years old; my first understanding of unconditional selflessness. The image is so clear to me. She is standing at the counter, soft and kind, ready to offer me whatever she can give. My chest is concave and scalding with poison. My mom died two weeks and one day ago. It...
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