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Submitted to Contest #306
Content Warning: This story contains themes of loss and emotional distress that may be upsetting to some readers. It had been a tiring day for Mathew. Finals in math had made him sweat blood for a week, and in the end, he barely passed—but that was enough for him. He had much more pressing matters to attend to: summer holidays and finally playing a new game he had bought—Forever Brothers. All his classmates had been in an uproar when it came out, playing it on release day only to fail the math test. Mathew did the opposite. He studied and su...
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