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Submitted to Contest #281
The lights are up again. I know what this means. She brought that tree inside and lit it up, decorated our den with bright colors and tinsel. The constant burning of the oven filled my nose with peppermint and my heart with dread. I remember this. I look up to the door again briefly, the evergreen wreath and blood red bow staining the memories of this home. I look down to the wooden hatching under the stairs, the darkness that fills the space under the house. I chased a raccoon down here once, and She had to call another human to get it out....
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