The Thing You Broke and Hid
You weren't really supposed to be playing ball inside. You knew that. But it was just a soft throw, just for a minute — until it wasn't, and the ornament that's been on the shelf forever was suddenly in pieces on the floor. Your heart dropped. You looked around. Nobody had seen. So you gathered up the pieces, pushed them to the back of the cupboard behind some boxes, and moved a photo frame to fill the gap on the shelf. From across the room, you can hardly tell. Now you're sitting at dinner and your parent hasn't noticed yet. Every time they glance at the shelf your stomach flips. The broken thing is hidden. The feeling isn't.
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