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Submitted to Contest #202
Harper forced herself to smile. Just one for the camera, she thought. Just one to send to mom. But as she angled the phone closer, her smile faltered. What was the point? To pretend that she was fine? That today wasn’t the worst day of every year ever since—That dad wasn’t gone?Tears welled in Harper’s eyes. She still took the photo, puffy eyes and windswept hair be damned. Drama queen, mom would say. Harper sent it to her anyway and stuffed the phone back into her pocket.With a heavy sigh, she turned her gaze towards the vast expanse of the...
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