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Weekly Contest #58
Lights Outs The only thing that got Ried moving that morning was his mother shouting about how he never does anything. “Worthless child,” she’d called him. “Yes, Mother,” he mumbled as he rolled out of bed. It was another school morning for the high school freshman. He worked part time after school every day to pay the bills for his disabled mother and she still didn’t appreciate or love him. “Good morning, Mother,” Ried said to her as he walked into the living room, seeing his mother laying on the couch. “I want breakfast!” She...
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