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Submitted to Contest #204
There it was again. Window shutters slammed against their panes, while the wind howled like a crying cub away from its mother. There weren't supposed to be storms in Oklahoma that time of year. Everyone in the dusty little town was fast asleep, not yet woken by the beginnings of the storm. That is, everyone except for Avery. She squeezed her eyes closed, shutting out the sounds from outside her window and the memories of the night before. It wasn’t working all that well. The wind sounded too much like his scream. “Avery, ya okay?” her broth...
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