Listen. Michelle Liew
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"Quit the drama, doc, I hear really well." Susan scoffed, about to head out of the door. "No need to worry."
Dr. Nisham wrung her hands. "If you ignore your tinnitus, it will---"
"Yes, yes, cost me my hearing. Scare tactics.The usual, coming from you." She shook her head and walked out.
Weeks later, Susan laughed as she sped down the highway, blissfully unaware of the sound of the truck.
Then---harsh, and bleeding together.
Brakes screeched. Metal grated. Gas ignited. Smoke billowed.
Susan sat in the wreckage, her heart slowly coming to a stop.
The ringing was all that remained.
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This text is entirely original. AI tags are coincidental.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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