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Submitted to Contest #91
The McKellen twins felt the librarian’s stinky breath brush against their nape, so they quickly slid their dirt-and-blood-stained hands under the table. “Shut up, you two!” hissed the librarian. “Sorry,” said Milo McKellen, with the fakest of smiles. The librarian stomped back to his dimly lit desk, where he resumed his scribbling on a notebook. Occasionally he raised his bald head to survey the hall like a living security camera. Martin McKellen peeked under the table. A few droplets of blood had stained his jeans, and now it would be impos...
Submitted to Contest #90
1 I can almost feel my belly grow under my train attendant uniform, its fabric bulging hour by hour. Exhausted, I undo a few buttons and wipe the beads of sweat off my upper lip, as I look for an empty seat. The soles of my feet burn like I have hot coals in my stilettos. Despite winter is reaching its end, these second-class train cars keep feeling like ovens, and all the sweaty and sticky passengers only make it worse. I keep moving through the aisle, scanning all the seats, left and right. Just like I would if I were on duty, except now...
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