Sara Otero

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“Bloody Are The Hands That Hold On” by Sara Otero

Submitted to Contest #232

Warning: This story contains verbal abuse and themes of mental health. Young, quiet, and innocent, just like the flame resting in her palms. It seemed as harmless as her. The bearer of the flame crouched to look further into the center of the fire. It burned a cold blue, and it smelt of sulfur. They told the girl she could not peel her eyes away from the light, or she and the world would disappear. Her mousy brown eyes pierced the flame hour after hour. Her eyes grew weary, but one moment of rest meant the end. "GO." A voice similar to...

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I like to write and take naps