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Submitted to Contest #77
My eyes snap open to my dark cold room. I don't bother to look over at Tom because I know he won’t be there. He hasn’t been, at least for the last few weeks. I sigh, it is way too early to start the day, but now I’m up. I roll out from under my covers and wince when my toes touch the cold hardwood. I suggested to Tom that we install heated floors a few years ago, but he laughed the idea off. That is a sound I have not heard in a long time, Tom’s laughter. I would give anything to hear again, even if he is making fun of me. I walk through the...
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