Brooke Jenkins

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2020

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“One Day” by Brooke Jenkins

Submitted to Contest #39

I was always small and weak. I was half a foot shorter and 30 pounds lighter than everyone else my age. I've never had good health either. I had asthma and heart problems. I was anemic for a time too. I was given the mindset that small and weak people such as myself were fated to lead small and weak lives. If I had lived for longer, I'm sure the things that held me back would have just increased, but that's not to say that I was ready to go when I did. I should've had more time. I wish I'd had more time. It was the end of a normal Saturday. ...

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Please don't judge me; I'm trying.