Anjane Nathan

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“Six Blocks Away” by Anjane Nathan

Submitted to Contest #282

The pharmacy counter hasn't changed in twenty years. Same faded blue laminate, same flickering fluorescent light that makes everyone look sickly, same ancient blood pressure machine with its cracked display. I'm standing exactly where I stood at twelve years old, watching my grandmother collect her prescriptions with the carefully curated dignity of someone who has turned loneliness into an art form. She's here now, thin shoulders draped in a cardigan despite the June heat, counting out exact change from a coin purse that's probably as old a...

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