Paul Keene

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“Small Comforts” by Paul Keene

Submitted to Contest #241

“Father! Father!!!” I screamed as I burst into our house. “FATHER!!!” Heavy footsteps descended the stairs. “What is it boy?”“Violet,” I squeezed my twin sister’s name in between desperate attempts to suck air into my burning lungs. I had sprinted all the way here and my throat felt raw from the violent ferocity with which I was sucking in air and immediately regurgitating it. “Violet’s been-” “Calm down boy,” he said, fully coming down the stairs and placing a firm hand on my shoulder. He guided me towards the kitchen table, and we sat. He ...

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