My name is Katherine Davis and I am a senior at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. I plan to study Creative Writing in college as well. "Pinecone" is in Short Circuit #11, Short Édition's quarterly review.

The sisters had walked these trails many times when they were little. But this time, the older sister was walking with her boyfriend. The younger sister stayed in front, pretending not to be bothered by their hand holding and public displays of affection. He was taller than the younger sister and his voice echoed throughout the forest when he told jokes. Jokes that the older sister laughed at a little too hard.The boyfriend had long brown hair and pale skin. He got offended when the younger sister stepped on ants, declaring that all animals have souls and that even the little ones should not b

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