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Submitted to Contest #170
robin hood. my backpack is heavy on my shoulders as i wait outside your house so we can walk to school together, like we do every day. i don’t usually go inside. when the door swings open, you walk quickly out, and almost run to me. “come on.” as we walk, i sneak glances at you. you are quiet and serious, and i know why. the yelling last night was bad, and you look like you haven’t slept, with lunar eclipsedark circles under your eyes. you break the silence. “i don’t want to go to school,” you say. “i hate school.” i’m surprised. usually, ...
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