Joanna Gatti

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“Lost and Found” by Joanna Gatti

Submitted to Contest #288

Sam sat down with Lucas and Tony, clutching the mini thermometer he grabbed from his parents’ kitchen counter earlier that morning. He wanted to test for himself if the temperature and weather within a cave remained constant, like his 8th grade teacher claimed. Holding the device now in his palm, it served more as a worry stone as he tried to find a way to help his friends remain calm. After all, they were there because he asked them to come along. He looked down at the thermometer, making sure it was still at 44 degrees. It was. A cold...

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Occupational therapist by day, writer/reader by night.