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Submitted to Contest #325
“The mountain’s crying for him,” Nell whispered under her breath. Rain blurred the valley into a ghost of itself, all ash and dust. The carriage wheels hissed against the soaked clay road, throwing up ribbons of mud. Inside, the air smelled of damp wool and lavender sachets. Eleanor Williams braced her hand against the rattling glass and watched her reflection fracture with each jolt. Thomas reached across the seat, gloved fingers brushing hers. “Almost there. We’ve already ridden for five days. Another few hours and we’ll be out of this mis...
Submitted to Contest #315
Content Note: Contains themes of domestic abuse, coercion, and death. I’m just getting ready to see her, and I know exactly how the night will end. I have a date, which is great because I can’t sleep anyway. I’ve been like this for weeks. Wired, raw, confused, and smitten. It’s like we truly come alive in the thin, weary hours of the night. No one to interrupt us. Three in the morning might seem odd to most people. Normal people are in bed, or at work, or about to get up and start the ceremony of preparing for the day. I’m setting wine gla...
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