Anastasiia Shafran

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“The Pied Piper and the Rats” by Anastasiia Shafran

Submitted to Contest #277

My leg twisted even further this summer, contorting my toes in the wrong direction. The burning pain would relentlessly nag me most of the nights. With effort, I pushed myself off the bed, relying on my worn wooden crutch for support. Slowly, I limped towards the window. It rained. The heavy droplets cascaded onto the decaying wooden frame, filling the room with a sickly damp odour. I could feel the rats' presence. Their incessant scratching and faint squeaks emanated from the corners of the room, from the ceiling, and even my straw-filled b...

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Originally from Ukraine, now living in the Netherlands, I am a book-loving, cheerfully-minded, often distracted individual, who aspires to do many things and finishes (almost) none of them. I'll get better, pinky promise! Writing is a childhood dream, which I am now adult enough to return to and work on. Studied European politics, worked in IT and Archiving, still looking for my true calling.