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Submitted to Contest #298
The snow crunched beneath his boots. His steps were irritatingly slow. There was stillness in the frigid air. He could see her from afar but was wary of getting too close. For months he had watched. Yet he hadn’t found the courage to move closer. The sun glistened against her hair, its shade contrasting the white of winter that surrounded them. Placing a hand against the tree, he leaned in.Her laugh chimed as she played—so joyous, so carefree. He remembered a time when laughter had belonged to him too. Moments of pure bliss, however fleeting...
Submitted to Contest #291
I flex my hand. The amber liquid calls out to me, taunting me. The more I try to ignore it the more the unrelenting voice in the back of my head whispers — just one sip. Shadows seep through to the bottle. I tear my eyes away, blowing out a breath through clenched teeth. “I don’t need it,” I whisper, grabbing the bottle. Unscrewing the lid I hold it over the sink, watching as it swirls down the drain. The familiar scent calls out to me, begging me to stop. To take just one more sip. I watch the liquid vanish as the bottle grows wa...
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