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Weekly Contest #317
Here I sit in the first row of the funeral home, eyes puffy red and tears rolling down my cheeks, still in disbelief that this could all be real. My older brother, Kyle, is sitting to my right, and my mom, Bev, is to my left. Both are in a daze and drained of emotion, likely due to last night's emotional visitation ceremony. I couldn’t make it back home until this morning. This is the first time I've seen my dad since Easter, and he’s lying pale and lifeless in a glossy dark maple casket. *** My flight from Phoenix to Dayton was uneventful, ...
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