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Submitted to Contest #319
The temple bells had been quiet for three days when they finally rang for her.Ishaan felt the vibrations through the marble floor before he heard anything, a thrumming that seemed to resonate in his bones. The priests had warned him she was more weapon than woman, came wrapped in fire, but nobody had mentioned how the air would crack when she appeared, or how his chest would tighten like someone had reached inside and squeezed.She stood in the prayer circle like someone had poured molten gold into human shape. Ten blades hung from her belt a...
Submitted to Contest #318
The stench of cheap beer and regret fills my nostrils as Gavin presses me against the Kappa house bathroom's marble tiles. His hands fumble with my shirt buttons while I try to convince myself this is what I want...to finally fit in, to be desired by someone who looks like he stepped out of a movie. But his touch feels wrong. Like he's checking items off a list: Hook up with ethnic girl. Check. "Sita, are you in there?" Anika's voice cuts through my spiraling thoughts. "Get rid of her," Gavin breathes against my neck, and something in his en...
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