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Melinda Madrigal

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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ONE THOUSAND MILE JOURNEY

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #258

Today was a hard day for my family. Today we buried my grandfather or pops as he liked to be called. Pops was the best guy. Pops and nana were married for many decades. They were so much in love. Pops was more than just my grandfather. He was my confidant. Pops was there for me more than my own father ever was. I talked to pops about everything. I loved him so much. Now I'm left with a big hole in my heart. I can't stay with my family any longer. It's painful knowing pops is not here. If there was a time when I need pops the most it would be...

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ROMEO AND JULIET: STAR-CROSSED LOVERS

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #257

JULIET: SAPPHIREOur love wasn't supposed to last. Our love was supposed to die. We weren't destined to get married. Our destiny was to break-up. Our love was poison. Our love was toxic, a blight on society. Our families were against us. Our friends were against us. Our town was against. But despite the odds our love was strong. No one saw the beauty in our love. They only saw poor girl taking the rich boy for a ride. A gold digger after his money. That was a lie. The truth was that I loved my Romeo. My Romeo made me happy. He made me smile l...

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THE GIRL WITH THE IRON WILL

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #256

I want to tell you a story about bravery and courage. I want to tell you a story about a girl who never gave up. Who never quit. I want to tell you a story about me. Vanessa Sanchez, track star. My story begins two years ago in the town of Brookhaven. I was a girl who loved to run. Day and night I would be running. Nothing could stop me not even my parents. I would run to the store, to school, to my friends house. I would run through the neighborhood. Running was freeing. Running was exhilarating. Running was my passion. I took my love for r...

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A MOTHER'S TRAGEDY

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #255

Despair, hopelessness, anguish, pain, misery is how I feel as I stare at my son's lifeless body. My sweet baby boy . Oh, my sweet baby boy how precious you are to me. My love, I see you now. I will forever see you as my sweet baby boy. As I leave the morgue with tears in my eyes and a pain that is so unimaginable it hurts to breath. It hurts to walk. I look at that precious face of my sweet baby boy and I ask myself. Where did it all go wrong? My home. What is my home without that sweet laughter, that playful smile of Wyatt? I can still hear...

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WHISPER STATION

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #254

Hello Covey Cove and welcome to another edition of the Whisper Station.I have some juicy news. News that is not so juicy and just plain boring news. I know you all want the juicy news but I'm going to start with the boring news, just to get it out of the way. Here I go. Now here is the boring news. Ms. G got a new hair color, auburn red. Who is Ms. G trying to impress? Auburn is not the best hair color for Ms. G. If she likes it, who are we to judge. Rock your new hair color Ms. G. Now for the not so juicy news. This one will make you laugh....

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TIME STOP: ONE MOMENT IN TIME

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #253

What if you had the ability to stop time for one fleeting moment? In that one moment what would you do? Would you change anything in that one moment? Time is precious. Time moves at a rapid pace. Time holds nothing back. There is not enough time in a day. In an hour things can change. Your whole life can change in that one single hour. The world can change in that one single hour and not for the better. That one single hour is the last hour you will ge to be with those you love. Then in that one single hour a miracle happens. This miracle al...

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MY DARLING JULIETTE

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #252

Be careful what you wish for my darling Juliette. You overlooked me. You keep running from me. You wish for me to leave you alone. No, I cannot let that happen. I won't let it happen. You are forever mine. I will get you my sweet Juliette to see it my way and only my way. My way is the right way. My darling Juliette, you will learn your lesson. I'm watching you every day. I'm out here watching you. Where ever you go I'm there. I see you looking all over the place. You are scared. I love that you are scared. It makes me happy. Oh my darling J...

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ETERNAL LIBRARY: THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIVERSE

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #251

Long before the rise of man when the world was dark there came a great light from the sky. A great ship descended into a dark world. Inside the ship was the greatest race to ever inhabit the universe. They are called the creators. The creators were the first evolution of humanity. They called their new home Avalonia. The creators created the oceans, the trees, plants and animals. Overtime the creators created the second evolution of humanity in their image. The creators built great cities and within those great cities, a great library was bu...

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THE JUNE JAMBOREE

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #250

"Miss Kayla Swanson, you are cordially invited to this years June Jamboree on the 2nd of June 2024. Dress code as required. Men in suits and a black tie. Women in black and white dresses. We hope to see you there." I can't believe I'm invited to this year's June Jamboree, the social event of the year. This is unbelievable. I wonder why I'm invited but I don't care. Keep the dramatics down Kayla. I'm calm. I have to find a dress, a black and white dress. I leave my home and go to the mall. I spend hours at the mall trying to find the right dr...

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LOST IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #249

Sometime ago, I left my home. I left my town. I left everything I knew and for what. I thought I had everything planned out. I was wrong. I was so very wrong. I don't know where I am. I've lost my sense of direction. I left heading north towards the big city and somewhere along the way I made a wrong turn. I can't find where I am on my map and neither can my GPS. I'm coming up blank. I look at my map again trying to find my location but I can't. My GPS is saying location not found. I'm getting scared. I'm all alone. The sun is setting and I'...

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A TALE OF TWO CITIES

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #248

Two cities. One dream. Which one is real? The city with the beautiful ocean. The one with the beautiful green grass and the smiling people. Or the city that is dark with dark gloomy skies. No ocean and no green grass. No smiling people. Only sadness and despair. I open my eyes and see my reality. The reality that I live in the worst place known to humanity. This is my reality. Grand Junction, the city I call home is a horrible place to live. Life in Grand Junction is not peaceful. Fights breakout almost every day for stupid reasons. Robberie...

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INTO THE UNKNOWN: AN EXPLORERS DIARY

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #247

My DragonflyEarth, our little blue planet. My home that I miss a lot. I miss my family. I miss my friends. I miss seeing the sun rise. I miss seeing the sun set. I miss seeing the stars in the night sky. I miss it all. This opportunity I was given to explore to go into space. I couldn't pass it up. What we are doing is going to change humanity in ways I can't imagine. Me and 500 other explorers are the first humans to journey into space. We are heading into the unknown. No human has ever gone this far. I'm excited and scared. I'm on board th...

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LEGEND: THE ZEPHYR PEAK MOMSTER

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #246

It's all fun and games until someone disappears. Two years ago, me and a group of my friends decided to have some fun. What we didn't know was how bad things were going to get. Sleepy Hollow is my small little quaint town nestled against Zephyr Peak. The most beautiful mountain range in the world. A dream town for anyone. As in every town there are secrets, legends no one ever wants to talk about. Some take these legends at face value. Others do not. I for one don't believe anything at face value. I have to see it to believe it. All througho...

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BELLA'S ECLIPSE

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #245

I opened my eyes to a world I don't remember. A blanket of emptiness surrounds me. Who am I? I keep asking myself that question every day for the last four weeks. Today is a brad new day and yet I still don't remember me or my life. Mercy General, a hospital I am currently at is in a frenzy. Something amazing is happening today. Nurse Allison, the nurse who is taking care of me tells me a total solar eclipse is happening today at noon. Nurse Allison gives me special glasses so my eyes won't hurt when I see the eclipse. It's almost noon. Nurs...

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REMEMBERING BELLA

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #244

I stare at this picture constantly. Day after day. Night after night trying to remember who the girl in the picture is. I'm the girl in the blue dress or so I'm told. The girl in the red dress I don't recognize. I don't remember this picture at all. I don't remember taking this picture. Memories are a dime a dozen. One in a million. More precious than gold. Everyone in the world remembers who they are, their families and their friends. They remember their childhood. All those memories are right there in their heads. My memories come in flash...

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