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Submitted to Contest #197
Rushing in while closing the door quickly behind me. Closing my eyes, standing in pitch black, with my hand on my chest. Trying to gain control of my breathing so I don’t have to use the inhaler, now is not the time for coughing. I can hear his truck tires slide on the gravel. My mom rushing, heels pounding the floor, hearing the urgency to catch him outside with every step. Both doors slamming at the same time makes me jump. My insides feel like every emotion you can think of all knotted up in a razor blade twister on the inside, when ever ...
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