Heidi Wylie

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“Beach Day” by Heidi Wylie

Submitted to Contest #151

The pew is unyielding beneath me, and I shift my weight in an attempt to relieve the pressure.  It does nothing.  I lean my back into the wooden backrest and press myself deeper into the wood until it hurts.  It’s enough to bring me back to the day that is unfolding before me, the worst day of my life.  Gentle piano music plays ethereally as other mourners take their seats.  I’ve been sitting far longer than politeness would allow, but I couldn’t touch another living hand knowing the one I wanted to hold was in the c...

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