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Submitted to Contest #222
"No, no, no! That's all wrong!" I look up from my work at my mentor who is shaking his head, long scraggly white beard swaying with the motion. His bushy white eyebrows are drawn into a frown, nearly covering his eyes. I use my forearm to wipe the sweat from my forehead, trying not to smear anything from my gloves onto my skin. "My boy," my mentor continues, "you are a bright and promising student. You have done this before, and done it well. What is the problem today?" I drop my head in shame. "I'm sorry, master. This project has taken much...
Submitted to Contest #220
The sky was angry. Black clouds roiled above, flashing with lightning as sheets of rain came pouring down. Instantly, I was soaked through. The weather forecast had not called for this. It was supposed to be a sunny, only slightly cloudy, day. Where had this storm come from? Squinting through the torrent of water, I see a structure up ahead that could provide some shelter. Hugging myself, I sprint out into the storm and duck under the structure – the bridge as it turns out. Of course it’s the bridge, I chastise myself...
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