Jenna Khorshed

“No Turning Back Now” by Jenna Khorshed

Submitted to Contest #70

Ever since I was a little boy, I wanted to become an astronaut for NASA. I wanted to go into outer space and see it in all of its glory. The Moon, the Sun, the Stars - all of it. If you saw a picture of me in my room as a kid, the only thing you would see would be my terrible drawings of me in space, glow-in-the-dark stars plastered to my ceiling, and the Planets hung around my room, dangling from the ceiling. What a childhood I had. When I was in high school, I still hadn't let go of my affinity for space. I excelled in Astronomy and too...

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“The Choice I Make” by Jenna Khorshed

Submitted to Contest #69

"If you never go after what you want, you will never have it. Live without regrets. If you want it, fight for it." Once I discovered what a quote was and actually became... educated, I found this quote that stood out from the rest. Now let me tell you why. A single glance at my family history will tell you that everyone - and I mean everyone - was a dentist. And they were successful ones at that. The Kidman's Dental Office was passed on from generation to generation. When there was more than one person who wanted to be the next boss, whoev...

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“Friendship; the True Treasure of Life” by Jenna Khorshed

Submitted to Contest #68

This is a story, of course. What else would it be? The difference between this story and all the others, is that this one is unique. It is not just any story. This story is one of a special friendship. One of sacrifice. One of love. And it starts with two special people who became friends, and over time, they became the best of friends. When one was sad, the other would cheer them up in no time, when one needed help, the other was there for them to lean on, always. Their friendship was so special to them and it made sense. They completed eac...

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“Broken” by Jenna Khorshed

"What's wrong?" "..." "Answer my question for God's sake! Why are you acting so strange every time I bring it up? It's not good to bottle up your feelings. You know I'll always be here for you so why do you keep pushing me away? Just-just tell me the truth." "...The Truth." I looked at my best friend Kamilla in her forest green eyes as she bandaged the giant cut on my left arm. I could see the stress etching across her face. "If the truth were something that would harm the people you love, would you reveal your secret?" "Felicity, you're...

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“A Helping Hand” by Jenna Khorshed

Submitted to Contest #42

When you start a family, you start a new era of love and peace. Where you have their back no matter what or how bad the situation seems to be. Having a family means to love and always be loved for as long as you live--but for this particular family, it was quite the opposite. The Cole family was once that type of family--a happy one. Once. You see, the Mother and Father--Lily and John--had twin girls. They named them Zoe and Chloe. Everything was perfect. It seemed like they finally got their happy ending once Zoe and Chloe were born, but it...

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“Worthless” by Jenna Khorshed

Submitted to Contest #42

It took me years to finally comprehend the fact that, in the eyes of everyone else, I meant nothing. It took me years to build up the courage to stand up for myself and understand that I was worth something. To understand that I didn't need their approval. And years more to write this story about my life and share it with the world. My name is Jamila Malik, and this is my story. A story about all the struggles I had to go through because of my religion to get to where I am today. I wrote this story to share my struggles with the rest of the ...

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“A Friendly Reminder” by Jenna Khorshed

Submitted to Contest #41

Ring! "Alright class, that's it for today. Enjoy your lunch." All the students attending Deerhurst Academy got out of their seats and headed for the cafeteria. I was the only one who stayed back. My name is Jennifer Kaiden. I am a senior at Deerhurst Academy, and I hate my life. "Jennifer, will you be heading out for lunch?" My teacher, Mrs. Ortega asked me. I grabbed my stuff and got up. Before leaving through the door, I turned and said, "No." I walked towards the cafeteria. Normally, I don't eat there. In all honesty, I hate the cafeteri...

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