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Submitted to Contest #324
The sound tears through my lips before I even know I’m screaming, but the windless sky and waveless sea smother it. Even my grief has nowhere to go. I stare out over the calm water and force myself to take a deep breath. Force my fingers to unfurl from my palms, where my fingernails leave crescent moon imprints. The dark water glimmers in the light as the sun rises on the horizon, chasing away the night sky, leaving lavender in its wake — Mom’s favorite color.I see her from the corner of my eye, her wild red hair flying in the wind, tangled ...
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