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Submitted to Contest #325
Gravel crunched underneath my feet as I pushed open my car’s door and swung myself onto my pitch black driveway. A sharp, chilly breeze slapped my face. Bugs whizzed around my head. I grimaced. Slowly, I plodded around my old, faded blue sedan and popped open its trunk. With a sigh, I grabbed my bag. My arms burned when I finally dropped it and marched into my backyard. I’d been digging earlier—fixing up my garden—and still hadn’t finished. Though many would say I didn’t deserve more work after a hard day of saving lives and dashing around w...
Submitted to Contest #324
Paige Waters scrubbed up another beer spill, watching with a half smile as another pleased, drunk customer shuffled away into a cool, starry evening. A nice breeze ruffled her hair as Paige leaned back, settling her hands on her hips. Things were finally slowing down, with only a few men and women left drinking in gentle solitude. With only an hour until nightfall, everybody would be gone soon. They should be, anyway. She breathed deeply, salty air filling her lungs. The beach was always nicer when it wasn’t pounded down by flip-flopped feet...
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