Martha May

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“Takeoff” by Martha May

Submitted to Contest #74

ten. “Hi.”  I look up to the source of the voice. There stands a woman, sunny hair, umber skin, and eyes like the coffee swirling in my cup. Frills brush her neck, a bloody brooch resting at the hollow of her throat. The rest of her outfit echoes the frilly sentiment, white and plaid with brogues on shoes bearing intermittent patches of dirt and white petals. Her fingers tighten around her bag strap as she extends a hand.  “I’m Amelia—you must be Wichita?” Closing the book, I shake her hand. Yes, that would be me,” I say, setting t...

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