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Submitted to Contest #314
CW: Themes of emotional abuse I stared at the growing pool of rainbow as the dropped Popsicle lay splattered on the asphalt, the wooden stick jutting out like a sad little flag. I tilted my head, curious. The heat slowly coaxed more of the sweet, sticky goo into the swirling puddle. I didn’t know why it was so mesmerizing. Maybe it was boredom. Maybe it was because Mama had told me I had to stay outside until the sun went down. School had let out a few weeks ago, and Mama said she couldn’t be fooling around with me all day. I didn’t know wh...
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