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Submitted to Contest #273
It seems like only yesterday when my pops approached me, his eyes wide, a grin stretching from ear to ear. “We’re going on a trip,” he said, his voice trembling with excitement. “A cabin deep in the woods.” The words buzzed in my ears, sending a rush of exhilaration through my chest. My heart raced at the thought of an adventure, something we hadn’t had in so long. This would be our first vacation since Mom passed. But, as things usually do, it came with a catch. My cousin Jamal, whom I never got along with, had to join us. We were as differ...
Submitted to Contest #272
I push myself up from the ground, brushing the dirt from my jeans and curse Timmy Smith’s name. Why must the biggest middle school bully be here at the town carnival on the same day as me? Someday Timmy Smith will get what’s coming to him. The stupid bully.My stomach lurches as I instinctively reach for my neck. Relief fills me. The pendant is still there. Grandmama gave it to me before she died. My mom says I can’t wear it. She says it’s too creepy. Maybe she will still be drunk on the sofa when I get home so she doesn’t bust me wearing it....
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