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Submitted to Contest #131

CW: Strong language“Winter Blue Baker?” Professor Riley calls out from the front of a classroom lined by black tables and cold, plastic chairs. There’s a whistle from the back of the class. Everyone turns, and the perpetrator grins wolfishly. “Crazy name,” he says. A girl from the front of the room, ignoring the outburst, raises her hand and says, “Here.” The students that border her gape for a moment, then the nuances of her name wear off as the professor continues roll call. Winter is used to this response after years of bei...

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