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Submitted to Contest #311
She didn't mean for it to end up like this. It just sort of...happened. A loud slam of the front door, heavy footfalls that echoed through the house until her husband found his way to the kitchen, and the slopping of food rolling around in his mouth as he chewed. Ruthie watched him with the empty eyes of a woman whose cup had run more than dry. It was brittle. Fragile to the touch with the feeling that it could shatter if handled too carelessly. The couple sat beneath the flickering kitchen light. The enticing smell of fried chicken, corn an...
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