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Melinda Madrigal

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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COMING HOME TO MEMORIES

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #171

Niagara Falls, a beautiful sight to see. The falls has away of taking you on a magical journey. For me looking at the falls is very emotional, it brings back a lot of memories. I love everything about Niagara Falls. What I love most is going upon the boat rides. It was on one of these boat rides where the love of my life proposed to me. Oh My God! I knew this would happen. Tears are beginning to come down my face. The memories of Jesse's magical proposal is still real as ever. Me and Jesse hand in hand got on the boat, he held me so the ...

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MY CINDERELLA GIRL

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #170

I've got a plan my Cinderella girl to win your heart, to show you best friends can fall in love and stay in love until the end of time. Isabella my best friend, the one person in this whole world who has stolen my heart. These letters are for her. These letters will reveal how I feel for Isabella. What these letters won't reveal is my identity. I will reveal myself when the time is right. I will be watching Isabella from afar. Here is letter No.1 My Cinderella girl, I watch you from afar with your big beautiful smile that shines bright...

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Murder On Main Street

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #169

The knife was found next to the body soaked with blood from the blade to the handle. The knife wasn't your typical murder weapon, this knife is used to carve a pumpkin. Nobody deserves an ending like the one I'm seeing right now. This young lady's life didn't deserve to end with so many knife wounds. This young lady deserved to live a wonderful life with her friends and family. Who do something like this? Why would anyone do something like this? Looking out into the crowd of on lookers I'm wondering if the killer is among them watching h...

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GOODBYE MY LOVE

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #168

UNION TRAIN STATION 1942 Union train station is always packed especially now. I see men in uniform, there women by their side saying goodbye. Today it's my turn to say goodbye to my guy, my love Tommy. I've been at Union train station all morning watching many couples say goodbye not knowing if they will ever see their love again. I saw tears, laughter and hugs, then I saw loneliness. Tommy and I have been best friends since we were kids. I know it's weird for a girl to have a boy as a best friend, for me it wasn't. I was and still am ha...

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JACOB'S BATTLE

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #167

Five years I spent in the Army. Five years of war has screwed with my mind. Five years of missing my family. Five years of constant never-ending danger. Five years of watching my brothers getting killed. Finally, all the pain of war is finally over. I'm finally home. I finally came home to my beautiful town of Lake Haven. This town is what the name means, a Haven for me, a place to wind down, go fishing, and hiking. There is no place like home. My home is right next to the lake and boy is it beautiful and on top of that I have the most b...

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JEALOUSY

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #166

A war is brewing. A game of cat and mouse is taking place inside New York Publishing House. The top-rated book publishing agency is in the mist of a bitter rivalry between two co-workers who have different views on how to market and publish a book called Two Fires. The Battle lines have been drawn. Sophia Mason is on one side. Nadia Carter is on the opposing side. These ladies will do whatever it takes to get the win. One will use underhanded tactics while the other will use honesty and truth. The consequences of this bitter rivalry will b...

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Running

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #165

This is all my fault. Breaking News Fatal car crash on interstate 10, three people all family members are confirmed dead. One survivor. I caused this. This is all my fault. My horrible judgement caused this crash. I could have avoided this horrible scene if I listened to my friends but I thought I knew better and now three people are dead because of me. Breaking News The driver of the second vehicle is nowhere to be found. Search for the driver is ongoing. I need to leave town right now. I don't know where I'm going but I need to dis...

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A Place I Use To Call Home

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #164

Where I come from is not a place I talk about. Where I come from is a place I don't remember. Where I come from is a distant memory. My memories of my hometown, the place where I was born and raised are fading away never to return. My heart longs for the days of fresh summer air, long winter nights and fun times with friends and family. I long to return to the place, the town I missed for the past ten years. I long to return to a place where I felt happy. I long to see my parents, brother and sister. I long to be the carefree girl I use ...

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One Day

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #163

September 11th 2001 Three weeks of university life has been amazing. I love everything about college life from living in the dorms, to meeting new people, to my classes, even the food has been great. NYU is the best, the city is so wonderful. I was born and raised in New York and I never imagined city life would be this great. My parents were happy I chose a school near home. My father Lincoln is a firefighter who works a couple blocks from NYU and my mother Morgan is a doctor who works at Mount Sinai Beth Israel which is also close to me....

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One Night At Sally's

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #162

Sally's, where the food is the best in town. Where the menus have the most beautiful designs. I'm looking at Sally's menu deciding what to order. The food is so good I don't know what I want. The Bay looks beautiful from my usual table. I smile at the many memories I have at Sally's. I started going to Sally's when I was six with my grandparents. We shared so many happy moments over a good meal. Sally's has been open since the 1940's and survived so much. There is a lot of history at Sally's. So many first dates, birthdays, marriage prop...

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Eden's Charmed life

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #161

Eden is my name and many people have said I live a charmed life filled with magic.I would say my life is filled with lots of love from family and friends, charmed I'm not so sure. We will just have to see. I've been blessed with the work I do and the people who work for me. We are family first, co-workers second. I've been lucky to share my passion for Art to help those who need color in their life. Art has helped so many find their way to a better place. Art has comfort people when they were sad or hurt. Art has taught people to believe...

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A Soul Ready To Soar

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #160

My name is Megan, six months ago my life was shattered. I woke up from a coma at South General Hospital with tubes in my body and no recollection of what happened. No one would tell me the truth. My mother comes to visit me with tears in her eyes and a pain in her heart. I knew something terrible happened. I asked my mother for the truth. She wouldn't give me an answer. One day I asked my mom "Where Layla was?" My mom didn't answer me. I did see the truth in her eyes. Layla my sister, my best friend was never coming to see me. I would n...

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A New World

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #159

New Earth is what we call our new utopia that rose from the ashes of a world that was corrupt and scandalous, a world that used money to benefit themselves and let the poor suffer. New Earth grew from this corrupt society to form a new identity where all the people young and old would live a life that benefits the good of society and not themselves. Money for us is a thing of the past. Money blinded our ancestors to the point where they becoming greedy wanting more. In our new society our currency is not money but how you can better soci...

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Jessie's Story

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #158

I'm here to tell you a story about a young girl who was so bad no one wanted to be around her. This girl had such a disregard for life that she was incapable of feelings. The things she did was unheard of for a girl. Those around her tried to get her the help she needed, but she refused. This young girl hated everything and everyone including family and friends. She would hurt anyone she came into contact with. She simply didn't care. She went about life without any feelings for herself or the people who cared about her. This young girl'...

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Love and Jealousy

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #157

Love and Jealousy, two superficial words that exist in your mind to make you crazy. What is love? love exist only to break your heart. Don't get me started on jealousy that will only drive me crazy. How can two simple words hurt so much? Here is the answer in one word, Hudson. Now you must be wondering who Hudson is. Hudson is a guy I've known my whole life. You can say he's my best friend. Me and Hudson spent a lot of fun times together doing stuff as friends like going to the movies, playing video games, going out to eat and so on. Dur...

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