Verna Avarell

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“Freedom” by Verna Avarell

Submitted to Contest #54

Gary pressed the doorbell button with trepidation. He had been sitting in his car nearly half an hour, but finally made it to the front stoop. He tried to calm himself by closing his eyes for a moment and quietly saying "God, please help me" as he took a deep breath. "I don't even know if they still live here," he thought to himself. "It's been five years, and they were old even then. They may not--" The door opened wide as an elderly, frail-looking woman appeared, her face wrinkled with age but lit with a friendly smile. "Gary!" she said e...

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