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Submitted to Contest #311
CW: This story contains themes and/or references to physical violence, self-harm, and trauma. I remember on my fourth birthday, I heard the first gunshot. What I didn’t know then was that there would be four more. My mother’s arms caressed my back as I, unaware, dug into my piece of cake. I didn’t notice the arguing, the slamming walls, or the yelling. I didn’t notice until my father slammed our door shut, and I never saw him again. As he left, my mother turned on the television to drown out her tears. It was some stupid true crime show. Som...
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