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Submitted to Contest #38
It had been a long, long time.Anne sat slumped on the piano bench, staring at the keys, her fists clenched tight in the fabric of her sweatpants. She could see her reflection in the polished surface of the piano's lid. To say she was an utter mess would be putting it lightly. She'd slept in her ponytail for two days, turning it into a knotted mat and making the top of her head look oddly lumpy. She'd worn the same stained T-shirt since Tuesday of last week. Her face was swollen and blotchy, her eyes glassy with tears, as if she were a child ...
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