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Submitted to Contest #229
PICTURE PERFECT. Twinkling lights, staining the wallpaper like stars breaking through the building. She held my hand while she whispered she ‘had something for me,’ and my heartbeat sped up like an engine roaring until I couldn’t breathe. “Waylon?” You shake me awake. I sit up so fast I nearly slam our heads together, so you place a hand on my shoulder with worry in your changing eyes. “You okay?” “Fine,” I breathe. “Merry Christmas.” Bitter taste on my tongue. I smile. “Merry Christmas.” We had moved throu...
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