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Submitted to Contest #48
One could say it starts in the morning. When my eyes open, blearily blinking sleep away, when I yawn, wrinkling my nose at the smell of my breath. Pushing off my covers, brushing my teeth, changing into my clothes, showering, it’s there for all of that. Guilt and anxiety so strong that my stomach hurts even though I know that I don’t have anything to fear. Not here. But nighttime isn’t exactly a refuge. It doesn’t prowl the edge of my thoughts the way it does during the hours where sunlight hits drawn curtains, but instead pops up and a...
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