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Submitted to Contest #326
He smiles. The kind where your cheeks push your eyes to squint — a joy so palpable under your skin, it’s blinding. And that’s what it was: a blinding, infectious smile. The corners of my mouth can’t help but perk up, like a reflection of his. His mouth opens, and he says all the right gentlemanly things. “Ready for dinner?” “I missed you.” “Hi, baby.” The sound coming out of my mouth is muffled. Why can’t I hear it? I slow my breathing and listen in, like tuning the frequency of a radio. It’s a language I couldn’t understand. But I pick up p...
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