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Submitted to Contest #287
I checked my phone over and over with the only change to my notifications being my gmail icon popping up with two more job rejections. I tossed my phone on my bed and walked to the kitchen, being as silent as possible not to wake my sleeping parents. I was already having a bad night and I wouldn't want to add an angry father and a confused mother to my list of things to worry about. I opened the fridge, letting the cool air trail over my arms as I looked for anything small I could nibble on. I'd thought that there were some grapes left...
Submitted to Contest #67
Even I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to pull this off. The look in her eyes told me exactly what I didn’t want to see. Trust. Trust built over the course of six months, the furthest I’ve ever made it with talking to someone. Was this really the right choice? I’d done so much. We’ve done so much. Yet I could feel the overwhelming feelings of guilt and glee meshing inside of me. I hadn’t been caught. And maybe I wouldn’t ever be caught. I could do it again. “But I don’t want to.” I say to myself. I look over to her sleeping form and pull...
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