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Submitted to Contest #292
My breath hitched, a sudden chill prickling my skin, and I pressed my hands flat against the cool tablecloth, trying to still their trembling. He was going to say it, wasn’t he? That the chasm between our worlds was too vast, that his vibrant existence couldn’t coexist with my grey one.” “You know, Elara, it’s always struck me. Seven notes, seven colours. It’s a funny thing, isn’t it?” Liam asked, his voice a touch too loud for the hushed murmur of The Chiaroscuro Restaurant. The restaurant’s shades of grey created a muted, atmosphere that b...
Submitted to Contest #161
‘Mum, are you telling me you’re a lesbian?’ Cullum’s question sounded more like an accusation. His sister, Penelope, sitting next to him on the living room couch, looked equally surprised, but with a guise of delight. Jenna, sitting opposite her children, brought her legs up close to her chest as her face flushed. That morning’s practice sessions in front of the mirror had not prepared for the stunned silence following the announcement. Penelope broke the silence, ‘WOW! My gaydar missed that one. You’re not just my mother, ...
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