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Submitted to Contest #316
She studied him, tugging her lower lip between her teeth. She needed help - his help - but whether he’d offer it depended on how much he already knew. And that, she wasn’t sure of.He shifted impatiently and looked toward the door, his hand beginning to rise from the top of his desk where it had been resting for the last several minutes of tense small talk.“Miss Co-,” he began, and she made up her mind, decisively cutting him off before he could end the meeting prematurely.“Mr. Murphy, can you keep a secret?”Her sharp tone startled them both....
Submitted to Contest #307
Tick, tick, tick …the relentless clicking of the second hand needled my brain as I tried again to focus on the paper in front of me.I watched as the tip of my pen dipped, its point pressing into a circle on the answer sheet. I slid my eyes to my right, then left, but everyone was intent on their own test. Mr. Stein sat at his desk in the front of the class, the very embodiment of the numerous childhood nightmares he was responsible for, as his gaze roamed the room. I felt a prickle on the back of my neck as he zeroed in on me, lingering for ...
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