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Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2022
Thump. Marie opens her eyes ever so slightly and shifts under the sheets, fixing the pillow under her head to a more comfortable position and shuffling her feet in appreciation of the warm covers. Her little apartment in the center of the city is quite susceptible to the harsh winter cold. The air whistles through the cracks on the window and the floorboards creak under the weight of the moisture. She closes her eyes again. A soft music plays in her mind as she is taken back to her dreams, of ages old,...
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A cold shiver caresses my spine as our hands touch. I turn to face her but the darkness is too deep to make out her features. I trace the silhouette of her face with my gaze, it seems gentle. And the warmth of her hand shocks me to my core. This peculiar, newfound feeling, hoists colourful flags of emotions throughout my chest. In that moment of contact my stomach folds onto itself, twists, stretches. It doesn’t last long though, the touch. I find myself having pulled back, holding the bicep of my arm in an attempt to soothe...
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