Sidney Taylor

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“Blaze of Awakening” by Sidney Taylor

Submitted to Contest #275

My tears slid down my cheeks, cold and heavy, as I lay there, wide awake through the dark, silent hours. A strange warmth wrapped itself around me, creeping up slowly, and a faint smell of burning wood drifted in—like the soothing scent of a bonfire. I let the warmth lull me closer to sleep, unaware of what it really was.But then, a sudden noise snapped me back to reality.Footsteps. Heavy, urgent, pounding down the stairs, each thud vibrating through the floorboards beneath me. My father’s footsteps? A chill ran through me. The house was usu...

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