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Submitted to Contest #337
“I hate that you felt like death was your only option”. Not really the proper way to start a letter to someone who’s no longer here. But what else can you say to someone you’ve tried so hard to erase from your memory, until the 16th of April? The day my sister grew weary of this earth. I was only 9 when it happened; she was 16. I still remember the gut-wrenching scream that escaped from my mother’s mouth, seeing her lifeless body lying in a pool of blood. She cradled her against her chest like a newborn; her tears looked like waterfalls land...
Submitted to Contest #329
"When did you know that you loved me"? I asked him. Looking deep into his dreamy brown eyes brushing my fingers against his caramel skin. We sat on the carpet by the furnace in our newly furnished Brooklyn brownstone, surrounded by the aroma of mahogany-scented candles that filled the air. At the same time, the small flickers of the fire reflected on his skin, making it shine like diamonds. It was a quarter past 12, and the bright orange moonlight glow seeped into our living room through the patio, turning our sapphire walls into a somewhat ...
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