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Weekly Contest #358
TW: mention of child abuse and blood...................... The last bit of dirt fell from the shovel and I could finally breathe again. By the time I got to the house, Birdy was the only one still alive. The thicket of dense brush I had to push through to get back to her was surrounding the house and I felt the scratches forming on my arms as I pushed through their nettles. The top of the cabin roof came into view and I could see the crooked weather vane that knocked on the roof when it was windy. Not that there had been much wind lately. Th...
Weekly Contest #357
Trigger Warning: Discussion of a school shooting. .......................................................................................... It didn’t feel real. Suddenly time was this very present animal. Even the pretty voice on the car radio knew it. The drive to the hospital was mostly a blur but “One, two, three, one, two, three, drink,” she sang before talking about swinging from chandeliers. I couldn’t focus. One, two, three… I don’t remember most of the drive. Now I’m sitting here, getting most of the information I know from th...
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