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Heather T

Submitted to Contest #52

He said he’d accept me for who I am. That it didn’t matter to him.All those years thinking that I’d found the one. That I was done hiding who I was to my lovers. That we’d make it. Yet there he was locking lips with Ma. Red hot. Her body melded into his. Her jasmine perfume everywhere in the room.Their backs to me while I stood at the doorway.A stone lodged in my throat. A spike split my chest. A prayer printed on my lips. To not lose. Not this one.Ma wasn’t the type to be faithful. To anyone. Maybe she forced him. Maybe he would p...

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Heather T

Submitted to Contest #28

Lately, I’ve seen heartbreak as something that’s inescapable from life. In one way or another, we’re hit with them. The loss of a loved one, a good friend, a beloved pet, a position in life, a dream. Reality hits like a freight truck that tears you off your putt-putt course. Minding our own business, right? But let’s get real: most of the time we’re doing more than just minding our own business. There’s always something. The meeting we’ve got coming up. The appointment we’ve promised to go to. A group activity, a play date, a ...

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