Justine Russell

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“Haze of Recollection” by Justine Russell

Submitted to Contest #286

I hadn’t replaced the bathroom bulb. My girlfriend would be annoyed when she returned. Off-on, on-off, the light flickered. It almost distracted me. Off-on. I found the bottle of pills hidden behind a pack of sanitary towels and a makeup bag. The bottle looked innocuous, innocent. Off-on. I hoped my girlfriend wouldn’t be the one to find me. She didn’t deserve that. Off-on. I hadn’t closed the lid of my nail polish remover. Off-on. My eyes were dry. Off-on. Hopefully our neighbours would smell me before my girlfriend returned. Off-on. I shoo...

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Hi! I'm trying to write more this year to really develop and improve :)