Tess Allen

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“Under the Oak Tree” by Tess Allen

Submitted to Contest #244

I stare at the photo held between my thumb and pointer. It’s of her. Face on. As if she’s looking right at me. With those eyes. Swirly pools of green with flecks of brown. Those eyes I used to know. I glance at the little brown suitcase, its open lid marked with the initials ‘EJM’ in scrawly black marker. I tap the photo repeatedly against my other palm, as if in time with the ticking clock on the bedside table. Willing myself to recall. You’d think I’d know when this was taken. And yet, the answer escapes me. As if my memories are held back...

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