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Submitted to Contest #325
[Content Warning: Substance abuse, mental health, mentions of suicide] Rachel turned the dough over in her hands, smoothing out the cracks before setting it down on floured parchment paper. Across the apartment, Heather sat on the edge of the sofa, hunched over the coffee table. Waves of auburn hair hid her face from view as her hands wandered over the keys of the digital piano, feeling their way through a slow and soothing melody. The tune felt familiar, like something from a dream, or a movie they'd fallen asleep to. She didn't know much...
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