Becca D'Silva

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“Before Dinner on Saturday” by Becca D'Silva

Submitted to Contest #100

TW: infant death There was a mournful silence in the room. To anyone who wasn’t familiar with the usual dynamic, it may have seemed comfortable; cozy. Usually there was music. Usually Carmen would be beside Matt near the stove, and they would be dancing and laughing as they prepared their meal together. Sometimes there was wine. Sometimes there were disasters when the recipe didn’t work out as planned, or when they lost track of time and burnt the food to a charred mess. There was a fine line between caramelized and burnt.   Today Matt ...

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Becca D'Silva is a high school teacher and wedding officiant who dabbles in writing.