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Building Character
(: sketch him or her or it or them as concisely as you can :)
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The Waiting
Chapter 21 of 23
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Erallie
Cover image for post The Gray Pencil, by Erallie
Book cover image for The Waiting
The Waiting
Chapter 21 of 23
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Erallie

The Gray Pencil

Her quivering fingers extend themselves limply toward the gray pencil. Flashes of quaking memories flood her brain. She inhales and shuts her eyes. She can do this. The soul weighing down her stomach and pinning it to inaction cries out, "I do not want to. I do not care." She exhales slowly. She does care. She only needs to try. Her eyes open with aching resolve. One more inch… Her fingers feebly caress the gray pencil as the touch of the cold wood scathes her skin. "I hate you," her stomach mumbles. She takes another painful breath. Now to write…

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