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Submitted to Contest #267
Nobody will know what I’ve done. I know if I can just escape from the city, I will be safe. I climb into my car and press the start button, but nothing seems to happen. I sit there for what seems like an hour, starting at the steering wheel. My hands are clean – too clean. I feel numb. I feel scared. I can hear a dog barking in the distance, but I can’t stop starting at the steering wheel. Then, a new sound. I can’t place what the sound is, but it sounds familiar. It’s tapping on the glass – is someone trying to reach me? I can’t even seem t...
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