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Exits and Entrances

It made me so angry sometimes that I could hardly breathe. A few rebellious tears would crawl down my cheeks and I’d wipe them away angrily.

How could a man so far away from me cause me so much pain? I had no desire to meet this man who’d left me and Jackie all these years ago. But why couldn’t I get him out of my mind? I’d been raised fatherless, and I knew it would always be that way.

The rain pounded on the window next to my favorite seat in our small Manhattan apartment. Shirts and pants and underwear became soaked as they hung on clotheslines in the narrow space separating apartments.

Jackie wouldn’t be home until late that night, working at the laundromat. I hoped this one would last- my mother was a smart woman, but could not hold a job for the life of her. Silence would fill this room for the next few hours, no matter how much I wanted company.

Without another thought, I pushed open the window and stepped onto the fire escape staircase. As the rain embraced me, I escaped into the city.

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blueyedwonder
Posted about 1 year ago

very nice!
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FlirtingWithaBrickWall
Posted about 1 year ago

As the rain embraced me, I escaped into the city

nice ending line
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emma jo_234
Posted about 1 year ago

cooooool
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emma jo_234
Posted 8 months ago

Hahaha. I didn’t know I’d commented on this before. Look at that, what a sophisticated thing for me to say. “coool.” Hah.
Anyhow, I really like this. It’s beautiful, sad, but not overpowering. Wonderful! I love the first paragraph—”Tears crawl down my cheeks.” And the last bit too, like Flirting said. I love it.
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Nouvelle Bardot
Posted 8 months ago

she calls her mum by name, must be an open relationship. i like the dreary mood you set with this.
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White Hat
Posted 8 months ago

Ficlety goodness.
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Brickbrick
Posted 8 months ago

this is a really good story and you should continue!