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Submitted to Contest #328
It all started with just one more drink. But one became two, then three, until she was light-headed enough to know she shouldn’t be driving her baby home. It was supposed to be a quick holiday outing—a Christmas tree lighting, her one-year-old bundled in his winter blanket, the night sparkling with festive lights and laughter. She hadn’t planned on staying long. She hadn’t planned on any of this. Unsure of herself, she pulled out her phone and called her husband. It rang several times before going to voicemail. She left a message, her voice ...
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