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Submitted to Contest #314
“Anthos, where are you? Anthos?”I stop panting immediately, my long tongue held between my teeth. Maybe if She can’t hear me, She can’t find me. There is a clatter behind me, in the cottage, a general rummaging and clanging, then the opening and closing of several doors. Inevitably, the screen door to the porch finally opens. “Anthos.” The disappointment in her voice curls around my ears, making them crumple and lose their pinprick triangle shape. “You know you’re supposed to stay inside.” She’s in front of me now, her hands on her hips. I ...
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