Reyna Bowden

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“Lucky” by Reyna Bowden

Submitted to Contest #192

I crank the shower knob to the coldest setting and step in. The frigid stream makes me spew out several curses, but this is how I start my day. Why? Because an ice-cold shower is one of the few things that makes me feel alive anymore. Yes it makes my family jewels shrivel up and retreat into my body, but so does my job. After the shower, I glare at the poor bastard in the mirror, trying to recall the last time I didn’t feel sorry for myself. I had dreams once, but life has a funny way of crapping all over you, and then flushing you down...

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