Althea Marie Toledo

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

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2 Stories

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“Never Stop” by Althea Marie Toledo

Submitted to Contest #95

“Are you sure this is what you want?” her sister asks her as they're sitting on her bed, putting away the last few things left in the room inside one of the boxes.She nods and continues to fold the sheets in perfect squares. An envelope appears in her line of sight. She looks up and stares at her sister questioningly. “He told me to give you this when we arrive, but I felt that it's better to give it to you now,” she replies, giving off a shrug. She hesitantly reaches for it and draws it in for closer inspection. Flipping it over, she t...

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“Enough” by Althea Marie Toledo

Submitted to Contest #95

She winced as she took in the sight of him. He was leaning heavily on her doorway, his eyes bloodshot and his appearance quite disheveled. His head was bent, his gaze seemingly focused on the doormat. A few minutes had already passed since she found him there and yet neither seemed to be close to making the first move. The prolonged silence was making her more and more anxious. She contemplated on whether she was going to let him in or not, lest he try to make a scene if she left him outside. She hoped that he’d say what he wanted to...

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Author bio

Bucket list #15: Publish a novel(pending)