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Submitted to Contest #92
Lyra’s cheek rubbed up against the cold, fogged glass of the train window as the trees rushed by, each one appearing and disappearing like a still image in a zoetrope, immediately replaced by another. Her vision blurred as she watched them pass, trying to concentrate on something, anything, other than the aching pain in her chest. It wasn’t a literal pain, but an ethereal throb that crawled beneath her ribs and nestled in the chambers of her heart. The hollow pain that could only come from the passing of a loved one. As the train rattled and...
Submitted to Contest #91
“I knew you wouldn’t be able to do it,” a sharp voice snapped as Rick fumbled with the tools in his hand. He sighed. Picking a lock was delicate work; he didn’t need Oz’s gruff tones goading him as he tried to break into a building late at night. “If you shut up and let me concentrate, maybe I’d have better luck.” Oz folded his arms and stepped back, continuing to be the lookout. In this moment, Rick couldn’t remember why he had agreed to break into the library after hours. It wasn’t as though either of them needed a book. Oz had heard...
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