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Submitted to Contest #33
She said she liked my hair. With each passing second, I grow more and more entangled into this relationship. It’s a weight I’ve carried with me for years and only now I’ve figured it out. I sit here in this coffee shop, neighbouring a salon I am too scared to go into. Facing the window, I watch strangers pass me by. I can see when people go into the salon. The salon’s light is so luminescent, I see their shadows move before I see them enter or exit. The salon is only a few steps away, but I don’t know if I can count any more. You lose yourse...
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