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Submitted to Contest #259
The Elephant in the Room is BlueCassi StilianessisWriting as: R. W. Pierette Content Advisory: mental illness, attempted suicide When they take you away, I think for sure I will never see you again. They come in hot, barreling up the driveway at warp speed. Five of them spill from the ambulance; two rush to the door I’m holding open while mom waits with you, your head in her lap. I hear them call your name, the EMTs dressed in blue coveralls. The questions they ask are distant. Too far away for me to hear even though they are in the bathroom...
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