Cortney Murchie

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“Paradise Lost” by Cortney Murchie

Submitted to Contest #248

Through tears, I say the only thing I can think of, “I will never give up on us.” With a blank stare, colder than I have ever seen, she responds, “There is no us.” I stand there as the door is closed behind her. Those four small words took everything I thought my life was and flipped it completely off-axis. The world stills and everything fades into the background as I take in this new revelation. When you spend over 12 years with a person, they become your best friend. At least that is what happened to me. Yes, there had been some disconnec...

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