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Melinda Madrigal

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

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JOURNEY TO ANOTHER TIME

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #196

Maybe in another life I can go to the past or to a different reality and see what life is like for those people. For generations I wondered about the past, about all those people who came before me, the good and the bad. I also wonder about the people who could possible live in a world that is identical to mine own. Are the people the same as the people in my world or are they different? Do we live in the same time period? The past comes alive in my head, the images of the people sit within me ready to be rediscovered. The events of the p...

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A SIDEKICK STORY

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #195

It all began on my first day at hero school. I was nervous, scared and down right petrified. The school was bigger than any other building I ever saw. I was a gawky teenager, nothing to be impressed about. I didn't know what I was doing here. This place was all about the heroes, the sidekicks were an after-thought. No one paid any attention to us. Then one day everything changed. My name is Winifred. This is my story. Everyone talks about heroes. Heroes are brave and strong, unyielding in power and strength. They are the ones children and ...

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THEY CAME FROM THE STARS

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #194

New Year's Eve 2013 The celebration of a lifetime was taken place in Time Square. Over a million people in Time square. Millions more watching at home. The clock strikes twelve. The New Year is here. Couples are kissing, marriage proposals, hugs among family and friends, than all of a sudden, a loud rumbling is heard. The celebration stops. The people look up at the sky. The sky darkens. A loud voice is heard. "We come in peace." The people all around the country stare in wonder as two ships appear. What happens next? Do these visitors come ...

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FOR YOU

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #193

It's the thought that counts. I always say. You do something nice for people and they don't appreciate what you did for them. The last time I did something for my special someone he was ungrateful. I did away with him. I don't like to be around negative people. I'm a happy person. I like to be around happy people. I smile all the time. I like to make people smile that's who I am. When people say negative things about me it makes me sad. Why would anyone want to be sad? After I did away with that ungrateful man and all the negative people...

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ANGEL'S RING

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #192

A ring symbolizes eternal love from my heart to your heart. My dearest Angel, my love since forever, this ring I found among your belongings was the first sign of my love for you. The first time I put this ring on your finger is the first time I told you I love you. I look at this ring and I still see the seventeen year old girl I fell in love with. The beautiful brown hair, hazel eyes and amazing smile. Angel was and still is the only one for me. In the years me and Angel have been together I gave her other forms of jewelry that symboli...

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MY LIFE IS MINE AGAIN

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #191

Life brings you unexpected things. Some of it is good and others can turn your life upside down. Then you spend many years trying to get your life back together. You succeed for the most part but you want more out of life. You want to blossom like the cherry blossoms you see blooming all around you. You want your life to begin again. You are open to it. How do you live again? My name is Molly and for the last decade I've been struggling with survivor's guilt over the events that took place on a very beautiful spring day. I still remember t...

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LEAVING IRELAND

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #190

My dearest love, Niamh The first thing I want to say to you my love is how much I miss you. I miss your smile. I miss seeing your beautiful green eyes but most of all I miss talking to you. Writing to you is not the same. New York has been good to me. I got a job working in a restaurant. It's not much but I love it. I made new friends. I told them all about you. They can't wait to meet you. I'm writing this letter to you from my favorite spot overlooking the water. This spot helps me think about a lot of things, mostly about you. I love New ...

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN A VILLAGE CALLED AURORA

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #189

Once upon a time in a village called Aurora where it was so terribly cold. Snow was falling, and it was almost dark, there lived a young lady named Emerald who was the most amazing artist in the entire village and everyday between morning and evening before the sunset Emerald would go to the village center and sell her creations. But nobody would buy them, only a few of her creations would sell but not enough to keep beloved bookstore open until one day a miracle over took the village of Aurora. Here is the miracle of Aurora.My precious book...

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RIDING FOR FREEDOM

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #188

1961 "So, what's the catch?" I look around the room. Many more people I don't recognize enter the room. "Ayesha, the catch is we go to jail, we get beat, spit on and cursed at." I knew this is a strong possibility. I just didn't know it would happen so soon. Present Day Wow, look at me. I can't believe this was me, a girl in college fighting for her freedom. This picture was taken in 1961 the year I joined the fight for freedom. I still remember to this day the meeting that took place where we decided enough was enough. 1961 The meeting ...

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MY KINGDOM

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #187

Who dares come into my kingdom? This vast land of beauty is my kingdom. No one comes to my kingdom unless I say so. I pace back and forth eyes unbending to these intruders who dare come into my kingdom. I roar with all my might. They look at me like I'm nothing. I am the master of this kingdom. They are not afraid. I show them my sharp teeth. They look away from me. Trespassers into my kingdom will be put down. Trespassers will learn their lesson do not come where you are not welcome. Trespassers will know who rules this might kingdom. ...

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FIVE YEARS APART

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #186

"Makayla get in here." "Camilla, what do you need? I'm on a deadline." "How well do you know Tristan Garcia?" ""Only from what I seen on T.V. Why? "Well I have it on good authority that you know Tristan Garcia very well. Tell me the truth Makayla." "Fine here's the truth. At one point in my life me and Tristan Garcia were friends but that was a long time ago." "Why do I get the feeling you are lying to me?" "Camilla, Tristan is my past. I don't want nothing to do with him. Why are you even asking me about him?" "Because we ha...

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BELOVED TREASURES

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #185

I have the key in my hand. The key has been in my family since my great grandparents. The key holds many valuable treasures dating back to my great grandparents. It's up to me to decide what to do with these treasures. I don't know how to let go of these beloved treasures. My heart is telling me to keep my treasures but my mind is telling me Genesis it's time you let them go. My problem is letting go of my beloved treasures is going to be extremely difficult because of the promise I made. My attic is filled with so many beautiful antique...

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THE REALITY OF THE OTHER ME

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #184

Who am if I'm not really me? Am I an imposter? Am I living the life I'm supposed to be living or is it all a lie? I see me on a daily base, not in a mirror but every time I leave my home, only briefly. I know it's me. She looks like me, then in a flash she disappears into thin air. I'm an only child. I have no sister. so, how can I be seeing myself? I'm not going crazy. I saw myself yesterday at the park then like clock-work I disappeared. No one was with me. I looked the same, the only difference is I was smiling more than usual. I lo...

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DIFFERENT IS BEAUTIFUL

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #183

I want to tell you a story about two people who are the complete opposite of each other. One is a star football player and the other was Dyslexic. Their names are Braelynn and Zavier. Here is their story. We're just too different, Braelynn use to say that all the time. Whenever she saw Zavier, she hid behind her Art. Whenever Zavier passed by her, she ran away. Braelynn and Zavier came from two different worlds. Braelynn wasn't the popular girl nor the smart girl. She is known as the dyslexic girl. Braelynn struggled so much in school th...

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EYES IN THE SKY

Melinda Madrigal

Submitted to Contest #182

Run Morgan run, don't let them see you. The drone is over my head watching me, watching my every move. I don't let them see what I have or else I will get arrested. Look up at the sky Morgan wait until they leave, keep looking Morgan. Don't let them get you nervous. Don't give them any reason to arrest you. You are doing good Morgan. They will leave soon and move on to their next target. There they go, now quickly get inside before the next drone comes. Thank God the drone left me alone. I run into my building, up the stairs and into m...

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