Sarah Newland

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“The Magnet” by Sarah Newland

Submitted to Contest #9

Kneeling at the foot of my bed, I search through my backpack for my missing heart-shaped eraser. I discover my Oklahoma magnet in the front pocket, buried under dirty tissues, candy wrappers, and dried out pens. I thought I’d lost it, but here it is. Guilt punches me in the gut and I squeeze my eyes shut. I had wanted Lily dead. Two years later and I still can’t forget. I stroke the magnet’s smooth surface with my thumb, feeling each of the fourteen ridges along the edge. The pea-sized Indian face is still as stern as ever. I stare at the O...

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