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Submitted to Contest #301
By the light of the waning moon, the village awakes. Curtains heavy enough to block the sun’s rays are pulled back, allowing in the once silent night. Even the animals wake, sensing the tension in the air as parents prepare for the possibility of losing their children. The evening is highly anticipated. Excitement shows clearly on some faces while others mourn their potential losses. It’s the older children, the ones who are almost adults, who look tired and slightly bored. “Once a year is too often,” Darren says, pulling on his boots as he ...
Submitted to Contest #300
“You can’t wear white to commit murder, Lilith.” “Who says I’m gonna commit murder?” Lilith looked at herself in the mirror. Curls pinned back, makeup on point; perfect. Her bedroom, on the other hand, was such a mess that she couldn’t see the floor. That left Malcolm sitting on her bed, the cleanest place in the room, apart from the pile of clean clothes she never seemed to put away. Mal scowled at her reflection, the complete opposite of her with his buzzed head and dark clothes. “Dad’s in town and after what happened last time…” When Lil...
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