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Submitted to Contest #69
“Please,” begged my mom. “Don't let your father down.” I really didn’t want to give in to him, but the love in my mother’s eyes was too strong to ignore. “Ok, I’ll think about it,” I told her, just to satisfy her. I was pretty sure I wasn’t going to give in, and I disregarded the thought for the remainder of the day. That night was when the nightmares started pouring in. I dreamed that I was put in a dark room and locked in until I starved to death. But the crazy part was, my parents were standing outside the door, laughing hysterically. My ...
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