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Submitted to Contest #308
She puts a stone in my hand.“Don’t forget where you come from.”I bide my tongue. Wichita, old woman. But I know she is talking about the Old Land.“Yes grandmother,” the stone is cool. I press it against my forehead and bow incrementally as custom dictates. The etchings carved across the soft marbled surface leave a gentle indent on my skin where I press too hard.“You know what to do with that, or must I remind you?”“I know, grandmother.”Behind a wrinkled squint, her eyes gleam with self-amused tricks. Shining in the light of the dying sun th...
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