North Rim by Laura Handrick
Libby wanted to escape the world. Would she dare?
Read MoreNorth Rim by Laura HandrickCategory 2021 SS Prompt 1: Freedom
SS Prompt 1: Freedom
Word count: 1200 words exactly
Deadline: 27 January 2021
Please do not post before the deadline.
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Shackles by CE Botha Tiekie (meaning: ‘tiny’ in Afrikaans and pronounced ‘ticky’) felt how, one by one, the bands of invisible shackles tightened around her small heart. Later that day, she could barely breathe as the creeping anxiety slowly swallowed…...
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