Eunice Amero

“The Magical Machine” by Eunice Amero

1,132 words. The Machine The parking lot was empty so Lily unlocked the back door of the thrift store using a key that didn’t belong to her. When she got inside she thought, “I need to get what I’m after before this store opens. I know I’m not supposed to be in here, but if I don’t get what I need Mom will die. I don’t even want to think of it. Lily looked around for a while, keeping a watch on the time. After a half hour, she heard something. “Oh dear, it’s not time for this store to open yet,” she whispered. When she looked she saw an ...

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“Dancing with a Stranger” by Eunice Amero

1103 words    Was He a Ghost? “Hurry, Andorra we’re going to be late.” “I’m going as fast as I can. Could you zip me up, please?” “If we don’t hurry, we will miss the opening. I liked that part when everyone was playing and singing for the bells to break into the New Year.  They throw up the lights that are so pretty when they sparkle against the dark sky and it looks so beautiful. Then music plays for everyone to dance.” “I know Amber. Please, you are making me nervous. I just need to fix my hair.” “You look pretty e...

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“Fun and Games?” by Eunice Amero

                              It's Fun and Games?Lali just walked in from school. “Mom, could I speak to you for a second?”“Okay, I’ll be down in a few minutes. When Goldie, Lali’s mom got to the kitchen Lali told her about the big baseball game that was coming up in Virginia and that anyone who wasn’t joining, had to pay 20.00 dollars for the front seat. They asked me to join Mom and I want t...

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“Sophisticated Isabell” by Eunice Amero

 “Why do you look so sad, pretty lady?” asked a black male cat, in the next kennel. Little pretty Isabell turned her head to see who was speaking to her. She never bothered to answer and just looked away without a word. “Goodness sakes, young lady why would anyone bring a pretty little thing like you here in this old, lonely, cold and dirty kennel? Didn’t anyone love you?” Isabell looked at him while walking toward his kennel and looked him in the eyes, “Why are you here, then?” she softly asked. “Someone couldn’t had loved you.” “...

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“The Holiday Party” by Eunice Amero

Submitted to Contest #178

 1,202 words The Holiday Party Chloe had a big evening ahead of her. She was happy as she started getting ready to go to her work holiday party where her job in a jewelry store was taking place. In behind the jewelry story was a huge storage room and each year they would clean it up and decorate it for their Christmas party. She loved it. It was so beautiful as the lights hung from the ceiling and colorful bulbs hung in the windows and along the walls and lights from corner to corner were tinsels hanging from them. Each year they pu...

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“The Old Faithful Farmer” by Eunice Amero

It was planting time in the year 1955. This poor old farmer who lived alone, because his wife died of cancer a year before, took a lot out of him, causing him to look underweight but it never took away his interest to continue to plant. He loved it and he also enjoyed sharing it with his neighbours. The  neighbours could hardly wait for harvest time because his garden was always big and beautiful  because he spent most of his time in it. Everyone likes old Mr Waldo. He was kind and good hearted. He went to church when he could, be...

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“Improving Our World” by Eunice Amero

Submitted to Contest #111

                                 Improving Our World “Hi, Lucy, have you ever thought about how we could better the world?” “I think about it once in a while, but I can’t do it alone,” said Portia. “But what do you think we could do?” “One of the things I thought of was planting a tree,” Portia told her. “That can be done. It’s easy and I love trees. We should get all our...

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“The Help of a Bear” by Eunice Amero

Submitted to Contest #86

Eunice M. Amero 1,173 words The Help of a Bear A little girl named Jackie and her mother went walking in the forest one day to find a place to have a picnic. “Mother could I carry the basket, please?” “It’s too heavy for you, Dear.” “Let’s have our picnic here beside this beautiful lake,” Jackie said. “Okay, that’s a nice spot,” Mother agreed with a smile. “Help me spread the blanket, Honey.” After the blanket was spread they placed all the food, dishes and napkins on it. Jackie was like a tomboy and she loved to climb, so she climb ...

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“An Unexpected Inheritance” by Eunice Amero

Submitted to Contest #72

   The Unexpected Inheritance Denise was in her last year of school. She was an only child, and they weren’t a rich family. Her father divorced her mom when she was just 3 years old and her mother has been working since in an old folks home, cleaning and making sure the elderly got their medicine. Joanie, Denise’s mother worked for years. She had no choice for she had her home to take care of and put Denise in school, along with bills to pay. Each day she got home she was almost too tired to do her own work so Denise would try...

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“The Graveyard Visitors” by Eunice Amero

Submitted to Contest #65

 1,431 words The Graveyard Visitors The sun was just starting to set. It was Halloween. What a night for Bob and Vinson. They could hardly wait for Halloween for they had plans. Bob and Vinson were friends and was in the same class in school. They were two boys that was known to do anything. They weren’t afraid of nothing. In school they would play tricks on the girls and get in trouble. This year for Halloween they talked about going trick-a-treating and after they finished they would go out in different costumes and scare kids after...

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“A Post-Apocalyptic Lover” by Eunice Amero

Submitted to Contest #60

2155 words A Post-Apocalyptic Lover "We need to talk,” Zoey. “I have to tell you something before I marry you. I’ve been planning to tell you for a long time.” She and Jeff, sat down. Zoey started, "Horror found me a year before I met you! I didn’t know what to do! It was on Halloween night, and at this Halloween dance, Danny a man I liked the looks of, who had his eyes on me and watched every step I took. He finally asked me to dance. After ordering me a drink he asked me if I would like to go out on a date with him. I couldn’t ...

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“New Strange Neighbours” by Eunice Amero

Submitted to Contest #59

 1,065 words The Strange Neighbours 1 “I thought I would come bring you some cookies to welcome you to our neighbourhood.” Viola smiled, as she passed the dish of cookies to them. The couple act confused and only stared at the cookies before reaching out to take them. Viola held her smile not knowing what to think. She continued staring, waiting to see if they would take them and thank her. When they did, their voices didn’t sound right. It surprised her so much she quickly left without a welcome and went home. When she g...

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“The Side Street Man” by Eunice Amero

Submitted to Contest #52

1258 Words  The Side Street Man “It’s not fair Mom. Why did Gus have to die?” I should have been the one, even though it wasn’t my fault. The truck that hit us ran a red light.” Melba cried uncontrollable. “Don’t cry Melba. I know it wasn’t your fault.” Repeating the same story again Melba continued, “We were laughing and talking, planning for our wedding. I got so excited I hadn’t noticed the truck was coming because I had the green light and wasn’t expecting the truck to run the red. Why, Why Mom. He took the only man I loved ...

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“A Bad Hair Day that Won” by Eunice Amero

Submitted to Contest #33

        A Bad Hair day that Won “Mom, will you come help me?” Carla shouted from the bathroom sounding discouraged. “What is it this time? First you want me to get you a towel, then toilet tissue, then a housecoat. What is it now?” “I can’t get this brush out of my hair.” When her mother got to the bathroom Carla had a brush tangled all up in her hair so bad she didn’t know what she was going to do. “What on earth have you done? This is a mess,” her mother told her while pulling on the brush to get it out. How do you get ...

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“Maud's Surprise” by Eunice Amero

Submitted to Contest #30

Eunice Amero2,030 words                                                Maud’s Surprise           Maud was a lovely old lady and the neighbours all respected her. No matter when her birthday came around someone would bring her a gift. Maud would get so ...

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