The Oath
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  • Reads 413
  • Votes 37
  • Parts 6
  • Time 12m
Complete, First published Jun 15, 2020
For a while, my only interactions with the gods had been brief chance encounters. That changed a few months ago. It was the beginning of a hot summer, I was twenty-two, and I had already given up on love. 

So when Artemis invited me in her girl gang, its only rule being to take a vow of celibacy - no boyfriend, no husband, forever - I said yes.
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Third place in the NA + Cupid June Millennial contest 
Prompt: "You don't trust your dating choices...simply because you've gotten involved with several fools in a row, and now you are taking a break - maybe a permanent one. What happens when you encounter someone in the most unexpected place you thought love never existed?"
Total word count: 2 494
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