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Weekly Contest #358
PART 1 - CHARLIE “Nobody believed in me. That was their first mistake.” Charlie carried those words since he was a kid. It was how his father had started every story about his time with ‘The Agency.’ A secret agent, a man of mystery, a spy. An American James Bond but with Tennessee whiskey, a roaring muscle car and better teeth. Charlie used to live for those stories. Until he realized that's all they were. Just stories. When he was older, his parents' marriage fell apart. It was during the divorce his mother told him the truth. His father w...
Weekly Contest #357
He's sleeping again. He's always sleeping. Even when he's not, he's not really here. Not anymore. Not the way he used to be. When I first moved in things were different. It's not that I was never sad, never anxious, I'd be lying if I said that. Maybe more to myself than to anyone else. But it was a different kind of sadness. One that came from a different place. One that didn't ache like this. Back then, my heart sank every morning he’d slide his polished work boots out from under the bed and lace them up. I just couldn't bear to see him l...
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