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Submitted to Contest #334
It was so terribly cold. Snow was falling and it was almost dark. In the icy gray dawn of a midwestern morning, a girl trudged down the path to the place where the bus stopped to get her each day. Crunch, crunch, squash. The snow sunk much deeper on the third step. Aching with cold, the girl pulled with more force to free her now soggy wet boot. Snow had seeped over the top of it, and right through her jeans. Great. Just great, she thought. It burned in her sock and chilled the tender skin of her shin. The temperature must have ...
Submitted to Contest #333
CW: Strong language I’ve never in my life been treated so badly by a stranger.We had planned on having a regular day. A day at the beach. Just him and me. Soothing sun and tangy breezes, no jobs, no errands, no mess. No headaches or strange encounters with struggling strangers. We even got a bonus gift from some friends who handed us a hundred-dollar bill and said to get dinner on them. Our plan was set. The weekend away had already begun.Yesterday we people-watched and played pickleball. Today I insist on enjoying the sunrise, just as I do...
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