Emily Harney

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“All Grown Up” by Emily Harney

Submitted to Contest #139

“Grow up!” she exclaimed, rolling her eyes at me as I stood there trembling, the bloody knife quivering in my hand. I knew this was coming. This is what our family does. I’ve known it since I was just a baby. I remember going out with mom and dad late at night, following our prey. This is how we survived but my tiny, eight-year-old brain was struggling with the idea of plunging a sharp knife into a still-breathing body. My sister snatched the knife from my small hand and in one fell swoop slung the blade along the poor man’s throat, sendin...

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