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Submitted to Contest #262
I am finally at my parent’s house when the heat of the summer sun hits it’s peak, July seventh. It should feel cooler than the desert I have just returned from, the desert where I bared my soul to fifty thousand people. The Americans know how to deal with the heat, but we don’t, and pushing forty degrees Celsius in rural Derbyshire of all places feels unbelonging. Planes were grounded in airports and I wondered if the tarmac was melting and then my makeup started dripping down my chin. I’ve got to get better at that. Separating myself, I mea...
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