Melanie Varkey

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“Three Bars” by Melanie Varkey

Submitted to Contest #115

44% “Dad? Dad? Can you hear me?” Static roiled through his cell as the train passed through another tunnel, but he held on to the connection. “Yeah, I can hear you, Jamie. As I was saying, you don’t have to pick me up this afternoon. Libby has to head into town anyway, so I’ll tag along with her.” “Are you sure, Dad? I just got off the station.” That was a lie. A stupid one. His father would have heard the squeals and rumble of the car as it cruised over the tracks. Whether his father knew, though, he didn’t indicate.  “No, son. It’s fi...

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