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Submitted to Contest #48
Blood was still dripping from the roses, painting the pavement a deep shade of red.It had been like that for some time now.The blood, I mean. It flowed like a tap long since forgotten.Until the white pavement became red, and the red became black. Lost in the blackness, the bleeding man was swimming, drowning, pleading with a voice so broken only gurgling sounds could be heard.A dying man’s wish.But Max knew it wasn’t.A secret was being revealed. And in all that mess the young boy, no more than 5, leaned in to hear it.Chapter 1:20 years...
Submitted to Contest #47
There is a word for what I felt the day I found your letter. This word can’t be found in my language. But it can be in yours. I close my eyes and I picture your lips shaping that word. I try to ignore the rest of you but I can’t. I see you behind my eyelids. The rest of the world falls away and there you are. Trying your best to suppress your laughter. Your eyes can’t quite hide your grin and I find my own lips begin to twitch. Your hand slips into mine. Large but warm. Gentle and kind. You pull me into your chest and I find my home again. I...
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