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Submitted to Contest #180
A bead of sweat trickles down my eyebrow. I feel the salt in my eye as it mixes with my tears. I have to blink a couple of times.My hands are tied behind my back. The rope cuts into my skin, but I am used to the pain.My knees are starting to hurt though. The chair that I sit on is far from comfortable, and its splinters are digging into my back. An old man like me cannot take much more of this.“I will flip a coin,” a gruff voice says near me. It’s calm and measured, almost as if the words have been rehearsed. “Heads or tails. If you choose c...
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