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Submitted to Contest #207
3 pm. Post lunch rush, pre dinner rush. The chaos that ensued just a couple hours before has died down. The bandaid covering the gash on my finger is losing its stickiness (I sliced myself cutting carrots), and I have to replace it with a fresh one but of course we’re out of fucking bandaids because everyone in this damn kitchen has at least one on each hand. I forgo the search for a new box of bandaids because I have about a million things to prep before dinner. Don’t worry, I wear gloves so the food won’t be exposed to my mutilated finger....
Submitted to Contest #206
“Oh dear, you are far from home,” the gray-haired woman said after just one glance at the young girl who was standing in front of her. “I’m looking for my brother. Have you seen him?” The woman pitied the girl, who was clearly lost and couldn’t have been more than 14 years old. “Not many people come by here. I’m afraid I can’t say I’ve seen him.” The woman extended an invitation into her moss-covered cottage. “Would you like to come in? You look like you could use some rest.” The girl was timid and politely turned down the offer when a man’s...
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