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Weekly Contest #346
(Contains themes of death/dying)“Ma'am you can step through the metal detector now” the guard said gesturing towards the barricade. I was half listening when he greeted me at the door. “Oh sorry” I stammered back. I had been through this process many times before, but today was the day. It would be the last time I crossed the threshold into this dreaded place. An ache slowly formed in my chest over the last few days as I anticipated what was to come. That ache was an overwhelming heaviness now. Some of the family still had hope early on, but...
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