Gemma Nichols

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“robin egg eyes” by Gemma Nichols

Submitted to Contest #199

Robin Egg EyesPart I - GirlEvery day I watched him. With a steady gaze. He limped through the streets dragging a smooth black stone on a thin string behind him. It bounced and skipped across the uneven pavement in a way that almost made it come alive. Solemnly choked and bound, captive for eternity. The old man gripped the string between his left index finger and his thumb, shaking as if the stone were the heaviest thing in the world. Every once in a while he would pause in his aimless pursuit and scream this horrible scream. He would screec...

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