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Disclaimer: Vague descriptions of dead bodies. Mother said we ran out of time and that we needed to keep quiet. Her voice was frail and raspy when she told us that thirty minutes ago, even a little out of breath. There was fear in her eyes but mother never feared anything. The only time I ever saw that kind of fear was three years ago. Now her screams could be heard from down the basement. It was not really a basement since it was deeper down than a normal one. The house didn't have a basement when we moved in a year ago. It was the time...
Submitted to Contest #98
She told me that she loved me and I believed her. I believed her so much that it gave me the confidence to be open with her. I felt for the first time I could finally tell someone the truth. I can finally be free and live my truth with the person that loves me. I didn’t know that once the truth came out that I couldn’t take it back. I wish I never said anything. I wish I could have foreseen what trouble I would be in if I told anyone. No one told me that it could be like this. No one told me that my life would forever change.The day that Emi...
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