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Submitted to Contest #333
The dark, cold rain clouds rolled over the city, blocking the sun from reaching the earth. It was a typical day in Paris, the rain just starting to fall gently from the sky. Luc Dubois had just found a new flat in the downtown center, close to the restaurant. He wanted to live in the city center, not only because that is where all the action was, it was also so he could walk to work.Luc was fresh out of Le Cordon Bleu, where he was a top graduate in his class. Most of his colleagues called him, “Le Zeune Prodige,” the wiz kid. To Luc, c...
Submitted to Contest #332
It was starting to get dark, the air still and cold. It has been a few days since he visited the shelter, but it was time. It was much too cold to stay outside in the park tonight. The streets were lit dimly with the glow of the street lights, just enough to make his way down the sidewalk.He stopped at the elevated stairs of the shelter, the words Hamilton County Shelter across the top of the doorway. He pulled the door open to feel the warm air of the room, the smell of smoke and cheap wine. An attractive young woman stopped him at the...
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