The Wistful Ashes
Concetta Esposito was already on her knees when the dream faded, her hands buried in the damp earth of the potted fig tree, pulling at the roots with a desperation that made her knuckles white. She did not remember waking up; she only remembered the sensation of the soil, gritty and cold, and the phantom weight of her mother’s rotting hand in her own. The static in the room was louder than...
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