Twitterstory 57: You Can't Run Away From Yourself
(Character count, including title: 118)
"On an island I'll finally escape," he thought.
But his thoughts were still with him.
Three weeks left: explanation to follow shortly. This story also did not appear in the collection A Little Soul: 140 Twitterstories. Bonus story.
Twitterstory 57: You Can't Run Away From Yourself (Character count, including title: 118) "On an island I'll finally escape," he thought. But his thoughts were still with him.
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