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Submitted to Contest #232
6pm:Tonight is a lunar eclipse. I gaze up at the moon for a few seconds. The first of the year. The last one was half a year ago.Felt more like an eternity.I swipe my keys from the table and clamber into my black Jeep, turn the ignition on, and back out of the driveway. I know Mum isn't going to come. She's on a date.Turning up The Best Day by Taylor Swift, I drive along the lonely road as rain begins to fall."Danger: severe weather warning up ahead," chirps my car system in an unfittingly happy voice. "Please seek shelter immediately!"I nar...
Submitted to Contest #140
'Hello there. Who are you?' I stare at the strangers crowding around my bed. Something is familiar about them, but I can't exactly grasp what. 'I'm your daughter, Mama,' says the familiar stranger, a young woman with dark hair, the same shade as mine. 'Daughter,' I muse, glancing at her. I look inquiringly at two other men. 'Who are you?' 'I'm your husband,' says the man, who looks as if he's in his 60's. 'This is your son, Lacey.' He nods toward the man. 'Husband. Son. Who's Lacey?' 'Oh, Mama,' cries the daughter. She flings her arms over m...
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