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Submitted to Contest #170
C/W Neglect. Domestic abuse. Physical abuse. Mental health. The lighter flicks one to many times before the flame engulfs the end of a Marlboro Red. I breathed in the smoke, feeling the nicotine surf through my veins as my body relaxed. The Texas heat hasn’t been kind this summer and I was about two hours away from ripping my sweat drenched clothes off and pouring myself a tall glass of Stella Rosa. At the same time, being at work made all the madness at home seem to disappear because here I was in charge. Working the night shift at the ...
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