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Weekly Contest #310
NOTE: This short story contains themes of domestic abuse, murder, and homophobia. Rage. Fear in my heart. Not for myself but for what is mine. Policemen, firefighters, and medics surrounded the bookstore, firing streams of water to douse the flames. They burned as bright as my rage. Emergency surrounded me, coddling me like a baby – I acted the part. But inside that thrum of fear beset as if it had a heart of its own. The town of Croyden had always been a peaceful place, save for the one time Ted Bundy ran through the place back in the 70s...
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