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Jane Godwin Coury

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Keeping hope alive

Submitted to Contest #231

The lights turned red the instant she reached the crossroads. Instead of trying to beat the red light this time, Leila sighed and braked abruptly. She couldn’t afford any more fines. The countdown timer digitally displaying 45 seconds to zero would take forever, the 30-year-old thought fleetingly. She would just have to sit tight. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a middle-aged man, who looked indigenous. He was propped up on a lamppost and a young girl, perhaps around 8 years old, was clutching his leg. The hunched-...

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