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Cara Stevens

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The Thing About Secrets

Submitted to Contest #40

The thing about secrets is that they can’t stay hidden forever. They may stay bottled up for a while, but eventually the pressure builds up inside and just explodes indiscriminately, like emotional shrapnel. I’ve had a secret for a long time. Ever since the day Dev walked into The Little Luncheonette with his floppy jet-black hair, almond-shaped eyes and lopsided smile. His teeth were white. His Converse high-tops were worn. His jeans were faded. He asked my dad for a job. Anything would do, he said, he just wanted a place to do homewor...

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