Spring 2023 Contest — 3rd Place

A Life, Unraveled

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14 min readMay 23

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Image from Pixabay

June 20th, 2008

The drive to the church takes an hour, giving me too much time to think. I haven’t seen any of these people in years. What if they don’t even want me there? Will I actually see Ryan, or will there be a closed casket? I turn up my radio to calm my nerves.

Jessica Lucia

Written by Jessica Lucia

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Mother. English Instructor. Runner. I love the New York Mets, bridges terrify me, and I hate cottage cheese.

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