LAUREL HOWE

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“I Knew Better” by LAUREL HOWE

Submitted to Contest #240

I leaned forward, my body unconsciously fighting against the wind. I felt it tug my hat, pull my hair, untie the laces of my jacket but I didn’t realize the angle at which I leaned. I didn’t truly understand its force. Its determination. I didn’t see how hopeless my rebellion was. The morning had been the same as any other. “Get up,” he growled. He loomed over me. Large and angry. I didn’t open my eyes. I didn’t see him. I felt him. Malevolence. I cringed under the covers. I knew he would be angry and yet I’d hidden under closed eyes and wa...

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