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Submitted to Contest #68
This was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. Do you ever get the feeling that something is wrong? Something is off. Maybe it's the sandwich you ate this morning, maybe the pickle you put in was expired. Or maybe it's the old man staring at your sister from across the bar. ... "Come on, Abby! We're going to be late!" Joleen laughed at her sister who was still upstairs getting ready. "Hello!" "Oh, shut up! I'm coming!" Abby laughed, pulling up her winter boots and zipping them up, this time not getting the zipper caught in the ...
Submitted to Contest #66
Sometimes people get things they don't deserve. Actually, people get things they don't deserve all the time. My mom is a good example. When she was younger, she ran from home with a man who promised her the world. She got pregnant with me at 21. When the dad found out he got really mad. He's the reason I'm so messed up. When my mom found out something was wrong with me, she told my dad. He ran a week later. Never came back. I wonder what he looked like. I wonder if he regretted running away. I wonder what his laugh sounded like, what his smi...
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