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Selena Cress

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This Time Is Different

Selena Cress

Submitted to Contest #101

This time is different. The hundreds of times I had gone with Aiyana it had been considered a result of our misbehavings. A punishment. But this time is different. It’s an adventure. It’s a new perspective. It’s a chance to save ourselves from a terrible fate. ***** I follow Aiyana’s dark, chocolate-brown locks that shimmer from the water’s reflection. Her animal pelt dress glows in the dim moonlight like a lantern, trailing farther and farther away from me. “Wait up, Aiyana!” I call, as I pause to gulp a breath of air. S...

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