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Submitted to Contest #291
(Trigger Warning: self harm, mental illness, violence, language, implied unhealthy relationship, implied substance use/trafficking)ConfusionShe was 14 when she started hearing voices. It was her father’s, but that wasn’t possible, because even at age 14 she knew he wasn’t coming back from the place he’d gone.“Alice, don’t go near that door…Alice, stop.” He whispered while she got out of bed for a drink of water. She jumped when he spoke, instinctively whirling to face the direction she heard his voice from.In the dim lighting she saw nothing...
Submitted to Contest #222
"Finnick?"It was Elmyra, I knew. She was worried about me, and not for no reason either. Yes, it was wrong of me to run off so suddenly, but I needed the escape of training until I collapsed today, no matter how unhealthy she always said it was. I had to be better, I couldn't let her down. I couldn't let anyone down.After all, heroes don't cry.I wished I could fulfill her expectations of me. She always believed in me, had high hopes and higher expectations.Sometimes those same expectations felt like a crushing weight upon my shoulders, I fel...
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