J W

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“Outside the window” by J W

Submitted to Contest #60

There was only one window, but it could not be opened. Her mother barely allowed her to carry out the lightest chore, but Jo insisted on helping to clean the window. Every morning, she would wipe away the dust from the inside, as carefully as one would dust a treasured porcelain figure, and her mother would scrub the grime off from the outside on Sundays. Every morning, Jo would attempt to wash the dishes or do the laundry; but she had to do it quietly and almost surreptitiously, as the smallest clatter would bring her mother to her side w...

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