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Submitted to Contest #296
As I approach, my hands start to tremble and my feet grow heavier, my breath tightens as if anticipating the initial nosedive on a rollercoaster. That feeling of lightness, of being suspended in air. A flood of emotions as I see the brick sidewalk is still as cracked as I remember, and the plants near the doorway, still white, the smell still too-rich, floral cologne. I twist the purple bow wrapped around my wrist as I walk to the metal gate surrounding the porch. My parents must miss us as much as we miss them, if they keep this stuff lying...
Submitted to Contest #289
Do you ever notice when you mention a car color, it starts to become the only car color you see? If you’ve ever played the game “yellow car” with your siblings then you are aware of the dull ache after they spot that pesky beetle before you and you get a nice solid punch to the soft tissue in your arm. Who doesn’t love a little of violence in the name of an innocent game? That is why when I started to notice the increasing number of red cars in my school’s parking lot, I thought it would be fun to get my revenge. My knuckles tin...
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