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Submitted to Contest #317
Emilia’s phone buzzed again. She didn’t check it. By now, the screen felt heavy with subject lines stacked one on top of another, little markers of things she was supposed to care about, but no longer did. If she opened them, she'd have to answer, and answering meant facing the mess she'd been putting off: the decisions, the conversations, the thoughts she'd pushed aside until they swelled too large to ignore. So she walked instead, faster than she needed to. She had no plan, no direction. Just the rhythm of her shoes on the pavement, the hu...
Submitted to Contest #221
Part 1 Darkness. No sound, no smell, no feeling. Only darkness. Where am I? I'm trying to remember, but my head is fuzzy. A faint sparkle catches my eyes. My chain is thrown on the ground, torn and dusty. This is the necklace I asked for for our anniversary. "Do you understand the price of this necklace?" "It is expensive, but worth every penny." "I'm not talking about money. I’m talking about the hours I'll have to work for it. Time we could spend together." A red-blue light pierces the darkness. A blinding white flashlight. A gloved ...
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