Raquel Pokiak

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“The Robbed Cafe” by Raquel Pokiak

Submitted to Contest #97

I awake to the sound of glass shattering from my cafe downstairs. No louder than a plate slipping from someone's hands, crashing to the floor. Struggling to get out from my heavy blankets, I grab the small metal bat that my father gave me after telling him I was going to start my cafe. My grip around it trembles. I pause, maybe I had dreamt the sound? My hopes are cut off by light footprints treading downstairs. Then I had been so determined to set off on my ...

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