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Submitted to Contest #205
# Trigger warning: bullying I sprint towards the dog-walker. The guy with the husky. Ace dog: like a wolf. I slow, keep close behind them: safe now. The Year Six gang won’t bother me this close to a grown-up. Where can I empty out the maggots? Mum will go spare if she finds any. Traffic lights. A pause, chance for my heart to stop pounding. The husky stares at me. What’s it like, being a wild dog, kept on a lead? I’ve seen them on the telly, pulling sleds in Iceland or somewhere. I can see the muscles, even when he’s still. The lights ...
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