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Submitted to Contest #79
I stand in the middle of the room, my family standing back away from me like I’m some creature that broke into our home. Their eyes widen at the coils of energy that snake like serpents in and out of my palms, casting a glow against the peeling wallpaper. My mother takes a shaky step forward towards me, hands covering her mouth. My father holds his arm in front of her, stopping her in her tracks. “We have to take her to the elders,” he says coldly. “No. Baby, no. We can’t.” My mother’s voice cracks like rocks against asphalt. She’s...
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