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Weekly Contest #253
I gaze over at my mom as she lies with her eyes closed, relaxing in the summer’s heat. Her Danielle Steele novel, sits next to her, untouched. The feathery boughs of the large cedar trees, that surround our back yard, gently bounce, as a sea breeze is carried through the tall old growths. The ocean is so close you could smell the salt air and hear the fog horn but too far to hear the crashing of the waves against the rocky shoreline. My mom whispers “ah, that feels nice” as she exhales deeply, I can see beads of sweat pooling on her che...
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