Sunny Li

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“Not Home” by Sunny Li

Submitted to Contest #224

The clock strikes two.My cousin's sleeping soundly beside me, unstirring, but I'm still awake and hungry. I would wake her if not for the fact that she had work early the next morning. The stove shouldn't be too hard to figure out; I'll manage.The clock strikes three.I'm back in bed, belly stuffed with some concoction of noodles and vegetable scraps—not the greatest, but it would do. At least I thought it would. My stomach's rumbles no longer keep me awake, yet my eyes refuse to stay shut.The clock strikes four.We have a popcorn ceiling. Lum...

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writer wannabe from Vancouver, BC