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Alex McBride

Submitted to Contest #7

“Are you moping again?” Andrea called from the hallway. Louise heard her shuffle past the couch but didn’t turn over to look at her roommate. A bag of chips crinkled in the background. Louise kept clicking the remote to scroll through the list of shows. Her arm was starting to fall asleep but she didn’t have the heart to move.“Here, scoot over.” Andrea nudged at her feet. Begrudgingly, Louise curled up into a ball to accommodate her. “What’s wrong?”“I miss home.” Louise felt like a child admitting it for the thousandth time. She was barely a...

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