Kinley Oppenheimer

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“Forced Friendliness” by Kinley Oppenheimer

Submitted to Contest #96

Rain poured onto the roof, pounding the shutters of the house just as hard as my heart was inside my chest. The stranger on my doorstep huddled against the wall, unaware of my curious eyes watching from the nearby window. Their dark cloak, damp and ragged, clung to their shoulders as rain narrowly missed their hunched back. A deep breath is exhaled before I open the door. "Can I help you?" "Let me in," the stranger croaked. Completely taken aback, I was only able to blink at them. No 'please,' no 'if it's no trouble to you,' just 'let me i...

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Hi! My name's Kinley and I'm a junior in high school.