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Submitted to Contest #224
”Buzzzzz”, the familiar sound comes from the cell phone on the night stand for what seems like the tenth time. I roll over quickly trying to silence the phone through my squinted sleepy eyes. “Mommy!” I hear the ever so excited voice that I have heard in half hour intervals all night long. I look at the time on my phone, 3:03 am. I decide I might as well get up this time, I am not getting much sleep anyways. My daughter, Natalee is so excited, which is why she has not gotten much sleep tonight either. As I get up, the patient curl...
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