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Joel Everett Harding

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The Girl on the Porch

Joel Everett Harding

Submitted to Contest #217

The Girl on the Porch The eerie quiet of seldom visited tombs surrounded her before she finished locking the bedroom door. After it clicked, she turned around and faced the dimly lit hallway, feeling the silence that pervaded the turn-of-the-century seaside mansion. The only sound she heard came from her pants rustling softly as she stepped along the carpeted hallway toward the staircase. Two books lay tucked under her arm, and she carried a little snack container of raw vegetables and creamy dip in her hand. The dark undercuts of the...

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