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Submitted to Contest #301
There really is nothing worse than waiting for someone else to do their job. Just do it, already! All you have to do is open your email, read my message, and respond. If I could jump through wifi-land and do this for him, I would. The thing is, though, I don’t know this guy. He is the new manager of the paint shop at the car dealership my dad owns. The dealership that not only has my last name on the building, but the one that my family has owned for almost 50 years now. It’s no secret that it’ll be my dealership one day but my dad and his h...
Submitted to Contest #255
The house was at the end of a dead end road with views that looked like a water color painting. The marsh was beautiful with dragonflies dancing over the pockets of water before they disappeared in the bright sky. The sun was magnified this time of day, mid-morning. She could feel the heat through the sunroom window as she sipped her third cup of coffee. She liked her coffee the same color as his eyes. Just a hint of cream swirling through the dark roast. Her love for him was bigger than the sun was bright. Bigger than the moon was round. Sh...
Submitted to Contest #250
I whispered in her ear, begging her to come with me. I know her mom was downstairs waiting and I didn’t want her to hear my pleas. I just couldn’t imagine spending the entire summer without her. We had spent the entire year getting to know each other and now I couldn’t imagine a moment without her beside me. It was the end of our freshman year of college and I was heading to my family’s lake house for the summer. I had plans to work at the local marina and take at least one class online to stay caught up on my undergrad prerequisites. She wa...
Submitted to Contest #249
The hazy air and dim lights hid the sadness in her eyes, as she danced by herself in the grungy bar. The lead singer was watching her, offering a wink when she glanced to the stage. She wasn’t there alone, though. The man she loved was sitting at the bar, watching her slip away, knowing he couldn’t do anything about it. Their affair had been going on for over two years now and there was no true endgame. They couldn’t be together, but they weren’t good at being apart either. The dried tear stains on her cheeks were nothing new. The last few m...
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