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Submitted to Contest #316
Mara’s stomach dropped the moment she saw the program in her hands. Her name was printed at the top in bold black letters. Not her grandmother’s. Hers. This had to be a mistake. Some kind of horrible printing error. She looked up, eyes scanning the church. Candles flickered along the walls, casting shadows that twisted like ropes. White roses drooped in their vases, their scent clinging to the air in a way that made her head spin. Her family whispered amongst themselves, leaning in and stopping whenever she glanced their way. Every face seem...
Submitted to Contest #315
If you sleep, you die. That’s what Jake’s brother had told him before leaving for Grandma’s. He’d said it with that stupid half-grin, like he was in on a joke Jake would never understand. He’d even laughed—but he never took it back. Now it was past midnight, and Jake was still wide awake. He rolled onto his side, his blanket pulled high under his chin. The red glow of his clock seeped across the wall, bleeding into the edges of his dresser, his posters, his half-open closet door. In the dim light, the shadows looked thick, sluggish, like t...
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