Finalist
Christopher Capozziello
Freelance
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"THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US"
Nick’s countenance changes when a spasm is coming, even before his body goes rigid. His mouth shuts and his lips pinch together. I can see it in his eyes, the way he looks slowly at me and then slowly away. It is this look that transforms him from my twin brother, my equal, to a younger more dependent brother. But this is just the beginning. Next, he will be unable to talk and his body will contort and lock: his right arm will twist behind him, his right foot will curl beneath him and he will be incapable of walking on his own. It may last minutes, or hours; sometimes his muscles cramp for days.
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