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Mattea Wise

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2022

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The Heart of the Family

Submitted to Contest #134

She heard the door slam and flinched. By now, she’d learned to deal with Raul’s outbursts, but they were never pleasant. She’d much rather be doing anything else than babying her younger brother, even washing his dirty laundry. She wrinkled her nose at the thought and braced for the impact of his attitude. “Why does this always happen to me?” “What happened?” Raina asked, tensing slightly in case he decided to direct his anger at her. Again. “They turned down my scholarship request again.” “What?? Why??” “They said I didn’t have my grades up...

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