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Floating Out of the Pit
RWDouble Drabble 2.0.130: quarry
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Day and night blended together through dust and sweat. Every time she wiped her grimy eyes, her visibility only worsened. It was a failed habit. So was showing up to work. Day in and day out, she pushed through the process of concealment. Binding her femininity, knowing it’s the only way she’d make any coin. She’d then drag herself toward the quarry, like a prisoner. The darkness of the pit concealing her further.
Most left her alone, as she worked mechanically without error. How she managed didn’t matter. As long as she got the job done. Until one day she didn’t.
Something from above tumbled hard and knocked her flat. Spiralling vision made the clouds dance above her. It’d probably rain soon. She loved the cleansing droplets as they brought coolness to her skin.
She could feel it now, dripping down her temple, her cheek, resting in the corner of her lips.
“Oh shit, it’s a chick”
