Alessandra Mejia

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Finding My Freedom” by Alessandra Mejia

Submitted to Contest #160

TW: Mentions miscarriage, death, and suicide but does not go into too much detail about them. It has been three days, twelve hours, twenty minutes, and fifteen seconds since my husband died. I could hear the laundry machine rumbling down below as I stared out the window, trying to decide if I should mourn his death or celebrate it. I washed every single item of his clothing today so that I could donate it to the goodwill, it was the least he could do. I can’t help but wonder how people would feel knowing they were wearing the clothes of a k...

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“The Heist” by Alessandra Mejia

Submitted to Contest #128

Sammy My day started with a steaming cup of herbal tea and my to-do list that I was going to conquer. I came to the store for a few things I needed off of my list, but I never thought that my day would end like this. I never thought that today would be my last. I could hear my heart beating in my ears, I held my breath hoping it would slow my heart rate down. Can they hear my heart racing? The pounding in my head was overpowering, I couldn’t hear myself think. I scanned the room to make sure I hadn’t missed anything. To make sure that every...

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“The Beginning of the End ” by Alessandra Mejia

Submitted to Contest #127

The air was warm and smelled like cinnamon, soft classical music coming from the kitchen downstairs. Any normal person would find comfort in this, but I currently live alone. I groggily checked my phone which read 7:28am, no missed calls or texts. I lay in my bed, dreading the thought of going downstairs. There was only one of two things that would happen the minute I went down there. My overbearing mother would be gearing up to inform me of all the ways I'm ruining my life, or there is a very pleasant intruder who’s making me a final meal b...

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Author bio

I am a veterinary nurse, mama, and small business owner. I write to escape my hectic life and to submerge myself into another. I like to write my stories short, sweet, and to the point. I look forward to any critiques and hope to grow as a writer.