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Submitted to Contest #51
The first time it happened, he thought that his sister was talking to him. It was their somewhat usual banter, like the problematic sibling duo that they were. She said mean things to him, and he does the same. His sister detests his grubby mannerisms and his carelessness. Undeniably so, he also detests her over-enthusiasm and finickiness. As she defined him once before, he was like a pebble sinking in the river, because no matter what he does, he sinks because he's too dense. Like a pebble. He's not being carefree, he's being careless. He's...
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