Maddie Medwid

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“Should've Been Me” by Maddie Medwid

Submitted to Contest #208

I didn’t know what she saw in him. My heart hung low in my chest, like a bag of bowling balls drooping over someone’s shoulder. It wasn’t fair. It wasn’t fair because it should’ve been me. It was my joke she should’ve been laughing at, my arm she should’ve been elbowing, my sundae she should’ve been spooning at. But instead I was just watching. Watching as if I was some sad puppy who hadn’t been chosen at an animal shelter, not the best friend I’ve secretly had a crush on since fourth grade. “D...

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