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Submitted to Contest #317
A soft breeze brushed against her bare arms as Lillis busily cleared dirty dishes and arranged chairs that had been left crooked as customers had gotten up to leave. She wiped the dark wood surface of the tables and then pushed a broom around the stone tiles. Customers had filled tables as soon as they were vacated all afternoon, but the patio was finally empty. Except for the woman with the perfectly-styled dark blonde hair, shot through with white, who sat facing the steps down to the sidewalk, a glass of wine on the table at her elbow. Li...
Submitted to Contest #293
The doors of the train whooshed closed behind her and Mara rolled her large suitcase toward the rear of the car. The car was nearly full but she found a seat and braced her suitcase between her new, knee-high leather boot-clad feet. She felt they were a good going-away-from-Miami gift, and seeing how people rarely wore leather boots in that balmy city, they’d been on sale. They’d been such a deal that she’d bought a leather jacket to go with them. Mara looked outside and watched the airport grow smaller as the train picked up speed, heading...
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