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Weekly Contest #287
I drop the teakettle when I hear the pounding on the door. It clamors against the stovetop, and the steam scalds my thumb.After all these months, he is finally here.Brushing my throbbing finger against the waistband of my blue floral skirt—his favorite—I rush to the door and roll back my shoulders before swinging it open.My ex-husband smiles hesitantly when he sees me, and his eyes graze over my body before he says, “It’s good to see you, Sammie.”“Samantha,” I correct. It is too soon for nicknames.He clears his throat. “May I come in?”Part o...
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