Kellie Lager

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“If I have the words...” by Kellie Lager

Submitted to Contest #107

“I can’t do this.” I rubbed my little brother’s spine, ignoring the way his sweat coated my skin through his button-up shirt. In the darkness backstage, I was grateful no one else was here to see how clammy he was. My mom should never have forced him to sign up for debate. I mean, really. This kid? Up in front of the entire school? He was much more comfortable holed up in the library. In the back, curled against stacks of musty old philosophy books. I was pretty sure he’d read every single one of the ancient philosophers and was now making h...

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