Em Novela

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“A New Home” by Em Novela

Submitted to Contest #207

I wake up as soon as the bus comes to a halt but I keep my eyes shut. All around me, I hear the shuffling of the other passengers eager to alight. The elderly lady beside me starts talking loudly on her phone- not paying any mind to the other sleeping passengers. I try to block all of the distraction to remember the dream I was having but it's too late.  Begrudgingly, I reach up to the overhead compartment to collect my stuff: a worn-out plastic bag that contains all my life now.  I step out of the bus to stretch my legs. They ...

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Still figuring out who I want to be.