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Danita Mapes

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I Went To College and All I Got Was This Nicotine Addiction

Weekly Contest #40

November. It’s the night before I break up with my boyfriend. We three troubadours meet up at the worn red bench outside our dorm hall and traipse at dusk, donned in blazers several sizes too big, wrinkled slacks, and big smiles. The haunting bass of my favorite song plays from my phone’s speaker, the lead singer crooning along to the bittersweet melody. Heavy humid night. Corner of Park and Main. Cast that first glance: your smile, my veins At maximum capacity, blood pumping so fast. My girl, if looks gave heart attacks. We talk about eve...

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