Effy Fairchild

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“The End of Layla Ackerman” by Effy Fairchild

Submitted to Contest #221

Layla Ackerman, the lowly puddle of sobs, sat shaking on the floor of her dingy bedroom. The sterling silver hairbrush lay at her side. The once beloved heirloom had rusted over in a matter of minutes, covered by the same substance splotched over the girl's bibbed night dress. Her hysterics were not new. Her illness was not new, either. But the consequences of Layla's condition have never been as contagious as they are now.  Layla and Cecilia Ackerman are close, as is expected from two girls who share a birthday and have the same appea...

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