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Weekly Contest #139
“Grow up.” That was a theme you used a lot throughout my years. Each time you spouted something related to those hate-filled words, I felt a piece of my heart vanish, the pang bringing that well-known emptiness never failing to shake me, but I would never dream of crossing you. I learned to know better than that. When I was five, for example, I learned how to swim. You were always a good swimmer, and since you learned from an early age, I needed to as well. You threw me in the pool the moment I closed the gate door. My body shut down...
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