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Submitted to Contest #285
I would be lying if I said the cacophony downstairs isn’t getting to me. It feels like they are smugly rubbing it in. “Look, we are down here enjoying our evening while you are locked up there wishing you were down here with us.” I imagine that’s what Ricky would be thinking to himself. Aluminium foils crinkling, a hotpot lid opening and shutting, Tony asking Maria to pass the rice bowl. Such a flurry of activity can only mean it’s the best night of the year. What used to be my favourite night. It’s Christmas night. In about thirty minutes o...
Submitted to Contest #168
On a different day and under different circumstances, Ross would have found the beautiful scenery of the majestic Polish alps endearing. The icy peaks of Tatra mountains with snow peacefully settling down on them would have made him take a picture to preserve such memories. But there was nothing about this day that he ever wanted to recall. He just wanted to go home. He missed the farm back in Oxfordshire, the cows, the sheep and the smell of the horse stables. Mostly, he longed for his family and friends.He looked at the mountains begrudgin...
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