The Wistful Mountain
The bone is gone. You know it is gone. My mother knew it was gone. We stood in the grey hall. The walls were wet. The air tasted of iron. She held my hand. Her grip was tight. Too tight. It hurt. I let it hurt. She looked at me. Her eyes were wide. Black pits. Empty. "Did you break it?" she asked. I did not answer. I could not. My throat was closed. A stone sat there. Heavy. Cold. "No," I...
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