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Submitted to Contest #136
Her tutor stood in front of her, garbed in a colorful flowing robe. Heβd set up a table between them and spread out a variety of items on it. A wilting plant, a rock, and a flickering candle. βCome on, Raye. This should be simple for you. Concentrate. Expand your mind to the rock, and lift it.β Raye took a deep breathe and closed her eyes. She collected her mental energy and imagined the rock that laid in front of her lifting, flying, darting around the room like a sparrow! She pushed outwards with her mind and heard a rattle. Her brow f...
Submitted to Contest #135
TW- Death, drug abuse, child neglect, depressionLeanna opened the refrigerator and took out eggs and butter. She sat them on the counter and turned on the stove. She moved slowly and mechanically, going through the motions. It was breakfast time, and Lily would be up soon asking for food. Lily was only three, and her routine stayed the same regardless of what was happening around her. Leanna envied her daughter at times. Envied the simplicity of her world, the brightness, the ignorance. She buttered the pan and cracked the eggs in it. The ki...
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