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Submitted to Contest #272
Lyla sank into the couch, the flickering glow of the TV screen illuminating the shadows that loomed the darkened room. She had chosen a silly romcom, hoping to distract herself, but the air felt thick, almost suffocating. Every creak of the old house made her jump, and the shadows in the corners seemed to whisper her name in a language she couldn’t understand. It was late, and her roommate Clara was working on her thesis upstairs, but Lyla couldn’t shake the feeling that they weren’t the only ones in the home. An uneasy tension coiled in her...
Submitted to Contest #102
We were just kids. Kids with wild imaginations, neglecting parents, and a handful of Xanax. It was an accident, I can see it now. But, it still happened, and nothing can change that. That day, the one so long ago, changed everything. It shaped the rest of my life; it shaped me into who I am now. And I hate it. I hate that I can be defined by one thing. Reduced to ash by an incident. An incident. It wasn't on purpose. Everything was harder now. Getting a job, partaking in new relationships, even family reunions. It ended up all over the n...
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