Emma Herbst

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“The Ritual” by Emma Herbst

Submitted to Contest #176

It is hard to remember a time when I felt truly free. When my every action was not tied to the whims of a cold, uncaring captor. I could have been so much more; I should have been. But, apparently it was not meant to be. Stopped in my tracks as I made a life for myself, I entered my eternal prison, under lock and key of one who delights in my torture. Sometimes I think there may be some great scheme, some monumental reason for my capture and imprisonment. Perhaps this is simply how I fool myself. If it were meaningless, a fully thoughtless ...

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