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Submitted to Contest #222
Today, I came across a Twitter post with a single question: “What is love?”And I wondered, who can answer this question? Who truly knows what love is? These thoughts ate me all night. I could not sleep. I’m only seventeen, but I have abandonment issues. When my mother told my father she was with child, he fled. The typical “I’ll buy a cigarette, be back never.” She grew bitter, and I say grew because she was a loving mother for my first eleven months. She recorded every breath I took during that time, truly. Ad if she expected...
Submitted to Contest #221
"No, no, no, no. Please don't do this."I can see her crossing the street, a couple of guys already awaiting with a small package in hand. She gives one of them crumpled money, and the other pulls her into a too-sensual hug, sticking something in her back pocket.Seriously, in the middle of the streets.I'm from a different part of town, and I have no idea how I got here and how to return to my place. Nobody here sees me, I talk to people, and they just ignores me. I was supposed to be at Balvanera with Leandra. She must be pissed thi...
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