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Submitted to Contest #292
2,000 wordsThe Charcoal House Lucy pulled a suitcase through the aisles of gray moving boxes. She missed her family, the Sunday afternoons with Nana, and time with Mom and Dad. She and Tony had been married for six months when they found out he was being transferred to Kansas City, which was so far away from everything she’d loved all her life. Their new home was perfect. They couldn’t afford a house this nice in Baltimore. She opened the door and rolled the suitcase toward Tony, who was unpacking. “Ready to switch jobs? Is it too hot out th...
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