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Submitted to Contest #166
They all look nervous, they all check their phones every five seconds, they all close their eyes and mumble something they clearly memorized, some of them bite their nails and this girl in front of me is clearly praying the lord she gets the spot. It amuses me, it really does, because when I see them, I relive the emotions I felt every time I had a meeting to prove myself to someone. I hope I could sit with every one of them and tell them that it is better to surrender to whatever life has planned for them, trust what they know and wha...
Submitted to Contest #164
It was a new school for Alba, she was 7 years old, and she had just moved to Sevilla with her parents and her older brother. She was shy and hated when Srta. González asked her to introduce herself in front of the class. “My name is Alba, I just moved in from Malta” Silence. Srta. González was expecting a little more, but Alba sat down and looked at her hands nervously twirling on her laps. Her hand contemplation was interrupted by a note on her table, she looked up and saw a girl with long curly black hair waking towards...
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