No Hidden Cry

She brushed past us in the school hallway. Her shoulders sagged beneath the weight of brimming tears. Flushed cheeks and nose betrayed her struggle to withhold sobs. She avoided eye contact.  The girl continued down the hall in silence, as if she hoped to take cover before the cry burst forth. Did she…

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"Are you important?" The pharmacist locked eyes with me. Taken off-guard by the question, I fumbled for a response.  "You look like you're important," he said. "Well, everybody's just as important as everyone else," I managed to say. "I'm sure I'm no more important than you are." "Well, that's a good…

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