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Submitted to Contest #49
William stared at the unopened packet of crisps on the table, cosied up to his pint of bitter. He didn’t even like the cheese and onion flavour and had no real idea why he had requested them. He flicked the packet with his finger over to the other side of the table. He saw Mick arrive out of the corner of his eye, knew his walk, the way he held himself. He sat down opposite William and their eyes met. ‘Good to see you, Bill’ ‘You too, Mick’ They held the gaze, then Mick picked up his soda water, took a sip. He glanced at the crisp packet and...
Submitted to Contest #30
Might Not Get BackI am writing this down for you because I might not be able to get back. And you need to know the reason I’m doing this. And I guess I need you to forgive me. It’s because of the near miss. Another near miss. There have been too many in my adult lifetime and I am tired of this life. This time it was a child. I managed to stand hard on the brakes and my old car saved me. Again. The front grill was inches away from the toddler’s pink wool coat. She stood and stared at me through the windscreen. I think she was too shocked to m...
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