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Submitted to Contest #90
My head rests against the frosty cool glass as I stare at the scenery that passes, it's nothing exciting, just tall city towers, towering over the train tracks. The train of which I sit on with nothing but a small bag of my belongings next to me. With music blasting in my ears to block the outside world out, my mind wonders, thinking about, well, everything. From where I'm going to where I was, where I never plan to return to, 'home'. My 'home' wasn't your typical home, you know, with a loving family who had dinner every night at a ...
Submitted to Contest #65
I watch my feet as I walk, pushing my hands into my pockets and letting the breeze mess my hair. The moon sits above me as kids in costumes run past me... through me. They knock on doors and yell "Trick or Trick!" The smiles on their faces force a frown on mine. That use to be me. Last year that was me. I was only ten years old and collecting candy from strangers, the one thing my parents always told me not to do, but there was this one night a year were they encouraged it. I laugh at that thought. My smile soon fades, knowing I'll never ...
Just an 18 year old student with a passion for writing, no one special.
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