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Submitted to Contest #284
The pipeline was slippery. I was crawling across it trying to get to the middle so I could leap into the canal. They grease it with tar to prevent us from days like this. The boats were ignoring the no wake signs, speeding without regard for the manatees. It made things more exciting when I stood up and Conon-balled into the water, my feet landing safely on the bottom missing any broken glass or sharp rocks usually trapped there. I pushed upward swimming against the strong current; splashing through the surface, I was...
Submitted to Contest #274
Submitted to Contest #273
Consequences I felt the barrel of the gun at the back of my head before I heard the familiar voice. “Kasey, glad to see you. I need you to come with us,” he said, snapping me out of the moment. I looked around me realizing I was surrounded. I was tricked here by a woman I trusted. She set this meeting up and now I must pay the consequences of my past actions and figure out a way to survive. I must also accept the responsibility for choosing to believe she actually liked me. ...
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