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Submitted to Contest #72
I walked into the youth group building, pulling my hair up into a high ponytail. Looking over at Johnny, one of our leaders, I asked, "What are we doing tonight?" "It's game night time, Kenosha!" I whooped and spun around as my fellow youth group students started to arrive. Darek high-fived me as I passed. When Nat, Jayne, and Hana walked in, I rushed over and we started talking about boys. "So who's your crush?" Nat asked. I felt my cheeks heat up as I said, "I don't have one, to tell you the truth." ...
Submitted to Contest #70
We were idiots. It was the sorry truth of it. We were idiots; caught in a rut that nobody could pull us out of. The principal looked me in the eyes, “Helen, are you sure you don’t know anything about what happened in the girl’s bathroom last week?” I tried to keep the confused look on my face, tried not to give anything away. “No, Mrs. Okasha, I don’t know anything. What are you talking about?” The truth was, I knew exactly what she was talking about. She was talking about Mandy Crane, in the hospital with...
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