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Fiction writing sample: Looking for Merci
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Fiction writing sample: Looking for Merci

The first girl I kissed tasted like pound cake and sin.

Her lips pressed soft and sure, but mine were limp and confused. Merci put her hand on top of mine and squeezed an apology. Her skin still glistened from the cocoa butter she rubbed in this morning. Or maybe it was sweat. I nodded silently to say it was okay.

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