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Weekly Contest #334
The skirt of her kimono snakes a blue fluorescent zigzag through sparkling waters, teasing the surface with silk-like fingers to create a few moments of chaos on otherwise still waters. Koi fish circle her bare feet, brushing their fluttery fins in flicks of comfort as they wade about her. But the calm the lake and fish offer only deepens the ache that presses against her ribs, subdued only by the pattering of her salty tears plopping into the lake’s expanse. Their streaks left fire in their wake, reminding her of her sorrows and woes. Her w...
“Don’t talk to Ms. Peters! Don’t even go near her house, Dani!”On any other day, Dani would’ve followed her mother’s warnings. The aggressive way she was brandishing a kitchen knife while warning her was more than enough to strike fear into her heart. But she hasn’t heard from Makoto in five days!“Sorry, mom. Desperate times call for desperate measures.” Dani took a deep breath and steadied her nerves under the eerie yellow of her porch light. She knocked on the door. It took a few moments before someone answered. She had hoped it would be M...
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