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Submitted to Contest #325
The world was gray and cold for Vix; no color, no warmth, like a dream where nothing chased you, but nothing held you either. Even the trees, stripped bare by winter’s grasp, stood like skeletons frozen beneath an unyielding sky. The air was cold but not sharp, thick but not smothering, just enough to remind them that the warmth they once knew was gone and would not return anytime soon. They stood side by side, not together, just there, beside each other. Vix’s arm had been looped through Gabe’s as they walked to the grave, but that was cere...
Submitted to Contest #324
To the Open WaterAs they climbed the narrow stairwell to the deck, the air changed—cooler, saltier, alive. The sea stretched out in every direction, endless and blue. The horizon was clean, the sky cloudless. A few gulls circled overhead, their cries distant and thin.Vix leaned against the railing, letting the wind lift her hair. Gabe stood beside her, his hand brushing hers.“We’re really doing this, we’re really going to Egypt,” she said softly.“We are.” They stayed there for a moment; the late morning wrapped around them. The deck was warm...
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