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Submitted to Contest #72
AprilI put my phone down for the millionth time that Day. There were no messages but I thought to check. That was what my life had come to, what with being unemployed and single. Every day I dragged my feet just to reach the end and the cycle continued again. I was surrounded by quietness throughout. Do not get me wrong I was content, with being single in particular. The peace that came with being alone and abstinent was unrivalled. That was the first time I had ever dared face the world alone. In the beginning I was scared, petrified to sud...
Submitted to Contest #70
This is my story, one which I have relived a thousand times through nightmares and very traumatic memories. This time though, I will relive it by giving an explicit account of what happened. I hope by telling it I would have ultimately taken the first step towards healing and hopefully achieving a sense of resolution.Let us rewind back to 2016. I was just a teenager then; 16 to be precise. A teenager breezing through life with a permanent state of mind,I was in love. There is no deadlier combination than that of a teenager and infatuation. S...
A 23 year old self-taught writer from Lesotho hoping to learn more than to win.
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