Carmen Perez

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“Fossil” by Carmen Perez

Submitted to Contest #133

 Fossil  My eyes burn and tears have been soaked into my robe. I’m on my knees before the chamber. I hit the metal with my fist denting the side. The chamber holds the ribbon Lovata had held.  I return to the biogenic mass on the table downstairs. I use the flathead screwdriver and the hammer, tapping into it with a tenacity I hadn’t felt before, loosening the rocks, and the glasses, and crushed shells allowing them to fall to the plastic tablecloth. A heart shaped box is revealed, and inside, a folded note: Dear Dr. Vespert...

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