"And the winner is...?"
Short story but not sweet
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"And the winner is...?"
She could hear the enthusiastic presenter on the TV from her prone position on the floor. His pregnant pause prolonged the tension for the lucky contestant.
The buzzing had receded from the blows she'd received to her head. The colours on the screen were blurred, pixellated. She blinked a few times and realised it wasn't the reception - it was her eyes. They weren't working well. She remembered a fist.
Fear surged in her gut. Applause ruptured from the TV screen. If she could just raise her head...
The TV show disappeared, obscured by a boot.
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