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Submitted to Contest #100
Then 7.00 pm I could hear the sizzle of the oil sputtering as my mother tempered the lentils. My eyes roved over and over our living room, making sweeping passes at first, then alighting on individual furniture and objects. I estimated that the edge of the sofa was the correct distance from the wall. I checked that all pot lids were placed the correct way up, that all electronic devices were closed shut and all throw-able objects were out of sight. And yet when the sound of the lift caught my ear, the ancient elevator creaking upwards and la...
Submitted to Contest #99
TW: murder, abuse, rape As I made myself a cup of tea that morning I was aware of the way the sunlight streamed in through the kitchen window, and I was aware of an ache in the pit of my stomach that darted like a fast fish with sharp fangs, up into my chest causing my heart to hurt. This was the last time I would see how the sun's rays lit up this room, for later that day I would have to leave. My suitcases were packed and stood neatly on the living room floor, arranged in order of size. I carried my cup of tea through to the bedroom...
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