C. J. Payling

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“Time and Consequence” by C. J. Payling

Submitted to Contest #253

‘Watch this!’ you shouted. You zipped down the halfpipe in the local park. You pushed off with your leg as hard as you could. You moved so fast I thought the wheels would fly straight off. You loved it too much. I remember when you first got your skateboard. It was your thirteenth birthday. I commented on how boring and generic it was to have a black skateboard with flames. Your smile was so big I thought your cheeks would pop. Your mum called it your cheek-split smile. ‘I know.’ Your eyes were large, you absorbed every detail about your new...

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