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Submitted to Contest #298
I sat on the floor and stared at you lying on the bed. My back ached from leaning against the wall, arms tingling from resting on my legs. But I don’t want to move. I don’t want to leave. I can’t leave you again. Through your frozen smile you say “You have to leave eventually.” My stiff neck creaks as it lifts the boulder of my head. The skin of my cheeks is tight, crinkling from evaporated tears. There were none left to shed. “I don’t want to.” “It’s not about want.” You lay on your back, head turned to look at me. The slight smile that se...
Submitted to Contest #296
To Preserve and Persevere In the sarcaphagal concrete clock room of the tallest building in the city, Detective Christine Ngyuen, wrists and ankles bound by wire that bit into her flesh, stared at the hooded figure. Computers stacked in a corner hummed and buzzed, three monitors showing data in pale blue text. High wall lights cast pale light over the room. A single painting occupied the opposite wall: Saturn devouring his child. “Why are you doing this?” No answer. Ngyuen struggled against the binds. The more she strained, the deeper it b...
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