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Cigarettes and Lavender

Sky Caron

Submitted to Contest #75

Cigarettes and lavender. The dark smelled like something burning yet calming and the room felt… neither cold nor warm.The person who had arrived waited, their feet not tired and their patience not thin, as a small light made its way to them. The figure within the light stops in front of them.“Hello.”“Hi. You know why I’m here?”The figure stares quietly before nodding, “Why don’t you tell me yourself.”“I’m here for a new life. I need to… escape.. I need to get away.”The figure nods. This person was no different than the ones who had come befo...

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