Viola Simons

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“Bravery” by Viola Simons

Submitted to Contest #37

I was careful to keep my footsteps light, just in case the two soldiers were nearby. But my focus soon shifted from that to the more pressing matter: I was getting closer to home with every step I took. I was getting closer to that suffocating atmosphere of despair that lacked any oxygen. Lacked happiness. Lacked hope. Most important, lacked love. What was the most depressing was the fact that I was going there willingly. As much as I abhorred that place, I would never leave it, because there was a thin line between love and hate, and my fee...

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