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Sara Kim

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The Knife

Submitted to Contest #74

I wake up and reach for my knife to carve a line into my bedside wall as I've done for the past 729 days. I pause, the tip of the blade hovering over the wall, trembling slightly in my hand. I trace the sharp apex through the air, still yet indenting the wall. The simple motion brings tears pooling in my eyes, and I exhale shakily, causing my hand to tremor even more. I close my eyes tight, unwilling, and unable to watch as I carve a line, indicating the 730th day. It's been two years since my life fell apart. And two years since I tried, an...

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