Kortnie Wheaton

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“Cigarettes & Stars” by Kortnie Wheaton

Submitted to Contest #38

Nancy sighed, leaned over the metal railing of her balcony, and lit a cigarette. The faint glow from the falling ash caught Cameron’s eye. He sat on his own balcony, admiring his potted plants and reading a book by the light filtering through his window. A light breeze fluttered the pages of his book, and he sat forward, looking towards the silhouette of the woman smoking next door. “Those things are gonna kill ya, you know.”Nancy sighed again, looked toward the tall man folded into the deck chair in the balcony next to her, and spoke.“Gosh,...

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animal science student. i milk cows for fun. stephen king fan. veterinary school on the horizon.