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Submitted to Contest #50
My fingers trembled as I accepted the call.    “Hello?” I said shakily into the phone.    “Aiden?” I called out adjusting my voice, as I prayed for him not to question. Crossing my fingers and pleading for him to mishear my quaver. But it never really helped, because he always asked. And if it wasn’t loud, then it was quiet in his silence. Making every year the same excruciating moment of pain, webbing out from my annual lie.    Because the mind has a funny way of making sure we nev...
Submitted to Contest #48
My heart wasn't in my words but his was. " And do you think-,..." Was all I needed to hear to stop listening. Because I do think, and am constantly reminded of thinking too much despite what I slaved to do. But not by him though, but by me. December 7th 2016 Chest aching I pulled the box off the shelf, nearly missing my face as my fingers slipped, as it fell towards my head. " Are you insane?!" He yelled from the room over, as I struggled for a breath. No, I wanted to say, I was being helpful. But all that came out was a smal...
Life is crazy. In a blink a year's gone by, but in that midst, a thousand.
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