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Submitted to Contest #297
The clock on my desk blinked 6:42 p.m., its red digits glaring at me like a judgmental professor. I stared back, slouched in my chair, surrounded by empty soda cans and the crumpled remnants of snack wrappers. My laptop was open, the cursor blinking on a blank Word document. My political science paper was due in five hours and seventeen minutes. The math quiz? Same deadline. And what had I done all weekend? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. This wasn’t the plan. Why hadn’t I just stuck to the plan? Friday night, I told myself I deserved a break ...
Submitted to Contest #294
Often it is said that before you die, your life flashes before your eyes. That may be true; I hope it will be the case when I go. But I often see moments of my life every time I close my eyes to sleep. Some of the best memories of my 32 years pass by, the births of my 2 wonderful children, my wedding day, but most often I think of my time with Emory. She was my best friend all of high school; she was the one who broke me out of my shell, who made me see the world beyond the confines of my own fears and doubts. She would call me "Wallflower,"...
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