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Submitted to Contest #326
Fear and anger both burn in my chest. An unpredictable combination. My brother stands to the side, doubled over with laughter. Now is hardly the time for joy. The Unnamed is closing in. Twilight is a dangerous time to be outside. Yet here he is, his eyes wet from laughing so much. “What is your issue?” I snap at him. We need to get home. He wheezes. “I can’t believe… Mom painted the literal headlights! She’s painted over them! In black, too! Oh my god, this is hilarious!” He doubles over again, his hand smacking the hood of the car. I stand ...
Submitted to Contest #325
Midnight’s a bad time to die.To be fair, it wasn’t like I’d planned to lose three games of cards in a row, then get drunk and holler for a rematch, but sometimes these things happen.So here I am. After a ridiculously silly argument about “fairness” and “not cheating,” I’m falling some number of feet (likely predetermined by a shipwright in southeast Canada, which is awfully rude, since I’d like to choose myself how far I fall to my death) towards some very gray, very wet-looking water. If I were sober, I’d probably register the wind tearing ...
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