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Submitted to Contest #321
CW: Contains themes and/or references to adult language, physical violence, gore 1980:Daphne heaved her duffel bag into the sandy dirt and turned back to her parents, who hadn’t bothered to get out of the car to say bye. Her dad rolled down the driver’s-side window of the station wagon with a few swift cranks.“I put your bible in your bag. Don’t bring home any of those bugs you collect.”“Bye, Honey,” her mom’s head poked out from behind her dad’s stern face, “make some friends. And please be good.”With a short wave, her parents were backing ...
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