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Cidney Mayes

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The Turn of the Golden Key

Cidney Mayes

Submitted to Contest #304

My heart thudded as I tapped open the email and checked the address against the numbers on the elegant brownstone building before me. This was it. Knocking on this door was going to be the stupidest or most brilliant thing I’d ever done. Mom would be furious if she knew I’d come to a mysterious address in Chelsea alone, but the email that had popped into my inbox last week was exactly what I had been manifesting. All those full moon rituals and journaling had finally paid off. Graduation was two weeks away, and a place to live had presented ...

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Dance With Me

Cidney Mayes

Submitted to Contest #264

Ten minutes away from the rocky cliffs where my sister pledged her vows to her new husband, my ancient Volvo crunches and splutters. I left the ceremony site after everyone else, making sure Lena was safely ensconced in her limo with the layers of her gown tucked carefully around her like the fluted liner of a fine pastry. The other cars were quickly swallowed in cool October mist, leaving me to navigate the twisting back roads to the reception alone.  Betty is a notoriously fussy hypochondriac of a car. She coughs and lets out a groan ...

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The Brawn and the Bookworm

Cidney Mayes

Submitted to Contest #259

It was a Tuesday afternoon when Lila, our new Pilates instructor, walked into the gym with a ghost from my past behind her. I stood behind the gym’s counter, wiping sweat from my forehead after my afternoon strength training, and flashed my most dazzling smile. My face froze when I noticed the girl with brown skin and thick-rimmed glasses behind her.  Nina Suárez.  Lila waved and the corners of Nina’s mouth quirked upward in a polite acknowledgement of my presence, but her eyes did not light up, her smile did not widen. She followe...

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