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Submitted to Contest #330
Nora hated the winter, but she hated this winter most of all. This winter took Bernie away so this winter she hated more than any of the seventy-eight that had come before. This winter, Bernie turned to her and said “I’m done,” and Nora couldn’t argue about it because she’d promised she wouldn’t. This winter Bernie stopped dialysis and Nora sat by her side and held her hand and let her slip away. Bernie smiled at her one last time toward the end. Right then it felt like spring, but then Bernie closed her eyes. “Can I get you anything else?”...
Submitted to Contest #288
I stood at the water’s edge, letting the warm Pacific lap over my feet. The rain was coming down so hard I thought I’d drown. I touched my lip and winced. The blood had likely been washed away by the rain, but the pain remained. My pretty sundress clung to my body. My sodden hair hung down my back and over my face. It had looked so pretty a short time ago when we sat at dinner sipping cold Sauvignon Blanc and eating fresh opakapaka, which I’d only ordered because I liked saying it. But rain and hairstyles don’t mix well. I c...
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