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Submitted to Contest #328
In my dreams, she is always there. She stands on the balcony, silhouetted against the night. Untouched, her champagne glass sits on the railing beside her. The sequins on her midnight dress – real diamonds? – sparkle like a galaxy of stars. The city spreads out before her, at her fingertips. She could have anyone, anything, she wants. She picked me. A lump fills my throat. “Maia.” She turns, red lips curling in a delicious, secret smile. The smile that stops my heart every time. The smile only for me. She places her hand on my chest. “Is ...
Submitted to Contest #192
At the end, I am always running. Running through the blackness. Tripping and falling over rocks and underbrush until my hands are scratched and bleeding. My throat is hoarse but no sound comes out. I think I remember screaming. Out. I need to get out. Even as I think the words, my body slams into something. Like a glass wall, it shatters, and I fall through. Every time. And then I am back in the dark alley behind Linguini’s. The time on my smartwatch readout is 5am. Again. Inside, I can hear the buzz of people talking and laughing, the ch...
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