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Weekly Contest #181
Karen woke abruptly to the piercing sound of her alarm clock radio. She was at a crossroads in the youthful stages of her young adult life. Getting out of bed was becoming a chore, post break up from her boyfriend of two years; she was 19 years old with the “whole world ahead of you,” her father would regularly quote. Karen wanted so much to be a journalist, a writer, but her inspiration had faded along with her health. Karen gradually dragged her tired, weak underweight body up to gaze at herself in the mirror. Staring back was a shado...
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