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Submitted to Contest #68
24 years and countingIt had been 24 years since she’d last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same. Me and her strolled quietly through our parent’s house. They had died of a car crash the 24 years before, when I was 4 and Mandy (Amanda) was 5. Until now, we have been taken care of by our grandparents, but they both died a peaceful death last year, and I personally think we are too young to be left alone. Amanda pulled me close and told me they went to join Mom and Dad as I muttered this to her, like I was 5. I wasn’t 5. No, I am...
Submitted to Contest #51
Beyond and above the aqua seas, were tiny little shimmering balls. They twinkled in the twilight. Walking to the backyard with my blanket and looking up at the stars, I thought how bright and clear they were that night. I sighed. Oh, how astonishing and glamorous they were. I couldn’t bear to see them gone from this world, even for a second. If I had any joy at all in my life, it was because of the stars. I remember my first time I looked at the stars. From my bedroom window. Those were good times. I placed down my blanket and sinked deep do...
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