Alexa Thomases

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“'Twas the Night Before” by Alexa Thomases

Submitted to Contest #42

Criss-cross applesauce, Elisa sat on the fireplace. Her skirt snagged on the brick as she scooted away from the edge. The cotton stretched taut, letting thin slivers of light peek between the pink threads. Usually, her brother Marco would’ve made a fire in the fireplace by now. Back when she used to sleep curled up on the brick, the embers had kept her warm. She didn’t sleep here anymore. Slept in her bed like a big girl, like Marco said she should. But Marco still made the fire every night. Why, she wasn’t sure. Why not, he would answe...

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