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Weekly Contest #286
Content warning: this work contains heavy themes of mental health, violence, and death. It’s blisteringly hot outside; Donovan sits on the edge of the bathtub, fingers drumming on the lip. He eyes a spider making its way gracefully up the metal tap. Someone knocks. Aunt Patricia’s voice is sad, concerned, and unwelcome: “Donovan, are you in there?" He opens the door to her frown. Her voice is thick with sympathy when she asks, “Are you okay?” He doesn’t answer, just follows her out into the garden silently. Someone is sobbing loudly, a high-...
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