Maheen Usmani

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“Why Crawl when you can Fly?” by Maheen Usmani

Submitted to Contest #76

A girl with short dark hair and a pale round face sits sprawled on a secluded park bench under the shade of ancient trees. She is wearing beige trousers and a white shirt. There are dark circles under her hazel eyes. Her clothes are crumpled. Far away there are sounds of children playing, ball bouncing. In her hand is her cell phone which she is constantly glancing at. Every time there is a message she straightens up, but then slumps back into the seat. She rolls her legs forward, sighs, calls a number on the phone. Her voice is anxious.GIRL...

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