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Submitted to Contest #182
Tearing off the white duvet, I frantically moved to the window to see what intruder had sounded off the alarm of our home well past the witching hour. I quickly checked the bedside clock, realizing that it was officially now November seventeenth, the day of my thirty-fifth birthday. “Honey, it’s him,” I whispered frantically to my sleeping husband.Rubbing his eyes and reaching for his wire rim glasses, he lets out a yawn, “It’s who?”I see it, the white sprinter van that nearly took me down earlier in the day. The driver of the van...
Submitted to Contest #179
Never AgainPurple crescent moons hung under my tired eyes. Scarlet blood vessels trailed across the whites. Deafening ringing rattled inside my head and I was certain my brain would explode at any given moment. Knuckles bloody and white, gripping the porcelain sink. Beads of sweat formed on my ice cold forehead, letting me know that the withdrawals were about to start. The sweat would trickle into a fever, which would proceed an evening of nausea and involuntary retching. The agony was like a slow tune, building ...
Submitted to Contest #178
The jet smelled of decadent black currant and sandalwood, per request of Mr. Galmont. As a man who assiduously prided himself on all things sophisticated and exclusive, it was essential that his Gulfstream smell as expensive as he was. His time was valuable, especially around the holidays. I knew this because I was his personal flight attendant and assistant, taking ample notes of his phone calls and who he would bill for his insight and expertise on financial matters. He offered major business moguls financial help after selling his multi m...
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