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Submitted to Contest #133
Anna spotted it behind the mound of clothes in her parents closet. The doors, a faded chestnut, held mini craters that had been accumulated throughout time. They had been so worn out that the right one always came unhinged when she opened it. She now expected the crash and her reflexes naturally did their job. She couldn’t quite reach so she set the old lamp on the bed, pulled the side table over and used it as a step stool. She remembered when her mother bought the bedside tables. When she was ten, her and her parents went on a camping trip...
Submitted to Contest #132
“Jamie, why are your belongings still unpacked? The movers will be here in less than an hour!” Leanne yelled, slightly annoyed.Jamie sighed and said, “I’m tired of moving, Mom. I don’t want to start all over again. I like it here.”Leanne, just shy of 36 years old, was fit and naturally beautiful. A single mother to Jamie. She had her when she was just 19 in a small town in Iowa. The two of them were never in one place for long. Leanne was a police officer and it required her to relocate every two years - mostly when life was getting comforta...
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