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Submitted to Contest #315
(includes descriptions of death and war)Lana remembers her sixth birthday. Her mother gently woke her up in the morning, tenderly embracing Lana in her slender arms, the drapes of her long garments engulfing her daughter like a protective cocoon. Lana inhaled her mother’s scent and rejoiced in the comfort, avoiding putting any pressure on the bulge of her mother’s pregnant belly. Lana was worried her baby brother or sister would arrive today, but that likely wouldn’t happen. Today was all about her. She remembers her father and brother retu...
Submitted to Contest #313
Isabel isn’t answering her damn phone, which is odd considering it’s always in her hand. I hope she remembers the time the funeral starts, her own father’s funeral, and I hope she is running late due to the London traffic, instead of being distracted by something arbitrary, like deciding which shoes to wear. I look down at my own shoes – timeless and simple Chanel flats – that Jonas had bought me decades ago for the opening of my first art exhibition. I’ve surprised myself at how well I’ve taken care of the shoes. I’ll call Isabel one more t...
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