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Submitted to Contest #309
"Can I get a window seat?Don't want nobody next to me." Leesa was grooving to her favorite artist, Erykah Badu. The soothing vocals from her Bluetooth earbuds calmed her nerves as she glanced around the outside platform of the Pennsylvania Avenue 3 train stop, absorbing the perfect bright sunny afternoon. The warm breeze grazed Leesa's mocha-kissed skin. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. Days like this, Leesa opted not to wear sunglasses. She was a Leo - a true Sun Baby! Leesa tried to live her life as quietly as possible. She was a Case Mana...
Submitted to Contest #305
Trigger warning: This story police violence. At the intersection, I could go right and head home–but turning left would take me… …to him. I sighed quietly. I was confused and scared. I really didn't know where to go: to the safety and comfort of my home, my kids…my husband–or to the unknown…visit the discomfort and pain that has been a haunting friend for 25 years. Where should I go? Standing on the corner of one of the busiest intersections in the city, I froze–contemplating my next move. I thought about my kids, who I adored so much. The ...
Submitted to Contest #298
This whole block is a wind tunnel, he thought, as he stood outside of a fairly new apartment building. He knew he shouldn't be there…knew how she would react. However, he had to try and make her listen to him–somehow. He had been waiting a full 10 minutes, hoping someone would open the door so he could sneak inside. He sipped his black, yet sweet, coffee as he peaked at the sun overhead. The coffee wasn't helping. The weather was neither cold nor warm, humid nor dry, but it was windy and he considered busting out hand warmers. Finally, a tal...
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