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Weekly Contest #363
I’m seven. White sheets of rain slash sideways as I stand, powerless, in the open doorway. “Dad!” I call. Where is he? Leaves and mangled branches whirl down the road like the panic spiraling inside me. I can’t find him. Winds whip my hair into my face. Raindrops pelt my cheeks, mixing with the tears rolling down them. Choked screams crack from my throat. Finally, through the curtain of rain, a silhouette emerges from the haze. He wraps his arms around me and I cling to his wet coat; my shelter in the storm. I’m ten. The floor trembles ben...
Weekly Contest #163
*Trigger Warning: Substance Abuse, Mentions Suicide/Self Harm I’ve driven this same route more times than I can count, but somehow this time I almost pass the last major turn. Damnit! I silently curse. At the last minute, I look over my shoulder and swerve to change lanes. I glance down at my phone hoping to see your name flash across it with a new message. No such luck. Why won’t he answer? The wheels of my silver “toaster,” as you call it, skid to a harsh stop at the suddenly red light. Taylor Swift blasts from my speakers. It’s a muggy Te...
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