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August 2022 Fiction Contest: This (Is)n't What I wanted
This isn’t what I wanted.
When I wished that my brother would disappear, I didn’t mean like this.
Bloody stairs. Bloody hands.
A guilty conscience.
He slipped. Didn’t he? Yes, he did.
I just wanted him to make a mistake. Run away, or something. Miss his “prestigious” Harvard start date. Be less perfect.
But he was always doing something good. He never messed up. Did I push him?
But, even in death, I know they’ll immortalize him. Maybe start some stupid scholarship.
I just wanted him to do something wrong.
I didn’t want this. I never wanted this.
But, didn’t I?
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