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Submitted to Contest #279
I woke up to silence.It wasn’t peaceful, like the kind of silence you get when everything feels right. No. This was the kind of silence that pressed against your chest, like something was waiting for you to notice it. And that’s the problem, isn’t it? When you’re waiting for something, and it’s not coming.I rolled out of bed, the sheets sticking to me like they were afraid to let me go. The floor creaked under my weight, and for a second, I thought it might give out beneath me. It wouldn’t surprise me. Everything else seems to be falling apa...
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