Annabel Anniebelleapara@gmail.com

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“Nowhere really changes.” by Annabel Anniebelleapara@gmail.com

Submitted to Contest #102

“Not everything remains the same” I say staring outside the rain-stained glass window, as the rain fell drumming in perfect rhythm, and I talked to no one in particular. “What?” I heard behind me as I stared into the cold blue eyes of the nun. “I was just talking to myself” I say quietly but loud enough so I know she could hear me. “You know what I always say child?” She asked with that mischievous smirk she always wore on her thin lips. “What?” I asked politely as I tried not to look at her dry, stony face while I also avoided any punishme...

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“Spilled milkshakes.” by Annabel Anniebelleapara@gmail.com

Submitted to Contest #100

I felt my breath hang in my throat as she asked me that dreaded question. Why did I even come and sit next to her at lunch today? Was it because she was my best friend? Or because everyone else in school seemed weird? What ever the reason was, it was better that answering this question. I should have prepared for it, I knew that somehow, it would leak out, that someone would say something and because of that, I would lose my best friend. I was not prepared for that. She was the only one that really understood me, and I had just betrayed her....

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“A puff of smoke and a trip to jail.” by Annabel Anniebelleapara@gmail.com

Submitted to Contest #100

TW: abuse As mum avoided our piercing stares as she dropped the dishes on the table to occupy herself, hoping that today’s dinner would not end in a fight. She sat down quietly and looked like she was suffering from a heat stroke. We knew that was not the case, she was just trying to find her voice. “Let’s say our prayers” She said a bit meekly as she bent her head down. I glanced at dad, who did not care much for the prayers or the food as he looked at mum with disdain in his eyes, he did not even bother to hide it from us, his three kids…o...

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