Margarita Escobar

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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“What the mirror tells” by Margarita Escobar

Alice turned 75 a few months ago. Her gnarled fingertips run along the side of the blade. Life felt so empty. Should I do it? She doubted. She hid the blade under her mattress. It wasn’t the first time she intended to finish with everything. When Alfred passed away, after 50 years of marriage, she didn’t want to keep going. Waking up and touching the empty space on their bed caused her intolerable pain. His scent permeated the whole bedroom, his closet, and their bathroom. She didn’t even remember for how long she cried hugging his ...

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“Up in the Sky” by Margarita Escobar

Submitted to Contest #135

I’m 15, but I’ll be 16 in two months. Old enough to have some say in whether I want to see another stupid doctor. Not that they ever give me a choice. I'm sick and tired of my parents dragging me from place to place like this. My mother says, “We’re seeking someone to help us solve your problem.” What problem? I don’t have a problem. I like to be left alone to do my shit, but that doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with me. Well, there was that suicide attempt, but that’s in the past. I’m okay now. But my parents don’t get it. If t...

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“TIME NEVER FORGETS” by Margarita Escobar

Submitted to Contest #51

TIME NEVER FORGETS M. B. ESCOBAR Pam knelt on the gardening pad and dug deep enough to prepare the ground to plant the rose bush. As she broke up the soil her fingers touched something round and hard; she kept digging and brought it up to the surface. It wasn’t a pebble or a small piece of rock as she initially thought. She dusted its surface, but not wearing her glasses, she didn’t inspect the item any further and put it in her pants’ pocket. A burning sensation on her back made her uncomfortable. It was just 7:00 but because o...

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