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Submitted to Contest #85
“That’s the thing about this city… there’s no way out of it,” yelled the teen wearing a bright orange scarf in the middle of summer. Henry had been sitting with his family in the food court overlooking the rest of the mall when the boy first appeared. It was strange. Henry could hear every word the boy was saying but never saw his mouth move. The teen had a plastered-on grin that was in complete contrast to the timbre of his voice. “This isn’t right. I don’t belong here,” cried the boy. Henry called out, “Hey kid, what’s your name?” The...
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