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Rahaf Saadeh

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The Long Walk to Freedom - Written By Rahaf Saadeh

Submitted to Contest #294

 The sun descends from the sky, hidden behind the hills and shallow valleys. My mind drifts to a wonderful world of my own where my worries are distant and faint. But my dreams are rudely awakened when I face the reality of my real view… Black rusty bars. Out of the window I only see the concrete of the prison exercise yard.   My legs need to stretch–I need to sit up. It has been a rough day. The little light I see dims, the last colours of the sky disappear into blackness. A single mesh-covered bulb in our cell burns day and ...

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