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Submitted to Contest #335
Stuck in a MomentAs the song goes, they are Stuck in a Moment and they can’t get out of it. Stuck in the silence they created, waiting for the other to break. Much like a staring competition to see who can hold out the longest. She knows it will be her again in the end. It usually is. The only uncertainty is the length of time it will take. Days, weeks, months. Her memory deceives her into believing that they have even sometimes held out for years. Stubborn determination blames the other. The silence is heavy, thick, severe. Cold as death. I...
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