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Prose Challenge of the Week #22: Write about your nightmares. Minimum 10 word - Maximum 250 words. The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge

Ireland

After eons of waiting: his bronze face returns to mine,

Caught off guard,

I falter,

Stumble,

Stutter,

St-st-st-st-stu-u-u-tt-t--ter-ter-ter,

Painful and awkward.

A small frown emits pity,

He turns away,

And I,

Smaller than before,

Fall back into the abyss of his shadow.