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Outrunning the Blues
“One of these days, I’m getting out of here,” she said, still in bed while I put on my clothes.
“Yeah?”
“To England. Maybe Spain. Somewhere I can be somebody new.”
“Wherever I’ve gone, the blues are all the same.”
“Well, I’m leaving it all behind for real. Just as soon as I save up enough.”
I counted off several bills, thought about it, and counted off several more.
“That’s too much.”
“Not if it gets you the life you want.”
I set the money on the nightstand and left, hoping that she’d find a way to outrun the blues.
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100 words
Prompt: Write a short story of 80-100 words inspired by the song "Blues Run the Game" by Jackson C. Frank.
Originally written for "Invalid Item"  and "I Write in 2018" .
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