Kaleen Bird

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“Five Minutes” by Kaleen Bird

Submitted to Contest #286

The battered suitcase sat on the edge of the bed, its leather skin worn smooth by years of gripping, tossing, and enduring. Inside, it was hollow, yawning wide like a hungry mouth, waiting to consume the remnants of a life. Ana stood over it, her shoulders taut with the weight of decisions she hadn’t yet made. She could feel the weight of her entire existence pressing on her chest as she looked at the empty suitcase. Every moment of her life up until this point had led her to this moment—this decision. What could she carry with her? What w...

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