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Submitted to Contest #90
I shift in my seat, watching as people pour into the train. A man sits beside me, his sun necklace—a larger, more intricate version of mine—bumping against his tie. I don’t notice the train start to move—I’m too busy ticking off a list in my mind. Did I leave food stamps for Kalum? Did I tell him which workbook pages to do? Did I remind him not to leave our apartment? Check, check, check. I exhale and look outside. There’s the candy store Kalum loves. There’s the flower field we always visit. Used to visit. We haven’t gone in months, with m...
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