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Kayleigh Shaw

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We Found Wonderland

Submitted to Contest #237

“So I was thinking…,” I said as I went up to Tommy Windsor as he was standing by his locker. “What were you thinking?” he asked and I couldn’t help but smile at his Texas accent. I twirled a strand of hair around my finger, which was a nervous habit. “This year’s play just came out and it’s Romeo and Juliet.” Even though my friends were really invested in the theatre program, I never really was. That changed when this year’s play was announced. I was a huge hopeless romantic at heart. “I don’t know, Rachel…” He ran a hand t...

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Come Back to Me

Submitted to Contest #205

Trigger Warning: death and griefPauline knelt down on the ground, tears streaming down her face as she ran her fingers over the block of cement on the ground. It was odd to have a funeral at night during a full moon, but it was Mitchell’s favorite part of the day, so everyone agreed that it seemed only right to honor his memory. Her nose was red from the cold and the tears, but she didn’t care. “Our stories not over. It shouldn’t be over. It should just be beginning” she sobbed. Wrapping her black jacket around herself, she wiped the te...

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