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Submitted to Contest #54
It was the eve before Christmas eve. The store was packed with last-minute shoppers. Elle was standing by the door greeting customers. She was letting them know about the express gift card line. Customers commented on her festive spirit. Elle was dressed like an elf and was wearing a huge light-up Christmas tree hat. The hat had been a gag gift from her best friend Gina. Elle's birthday was exactly a month before Christmas. Elle acted like it was the worst gift ever but she secretly loved the ridiculous light-up hat. Th...
Submitted to Contest #52
Elle stood in Jay's kitchen looking confused. Jay said he had something important to tell her but nothing prepared her for the words that came out of Jay's mouth.”Elle I don't want a girlfriend”. Elle's heart began to break she had heard those same words from Jay thirty years ago. Elle and Jay had recently reconnected and Elle was hoping it would last this time. Jay looked down at the ground nervously as he continued “I want a wife”. All in the span of thirty seconds Elle went from heartbroken to the happiest she had ever been.Elle and Jay h...
Submitted to Contest #51
Mallory drove by her old house slowly. The new owners had painted the house a light coffee color it reminded her of a cup of coffee with too much creamer not quite brown but darker than beige the trim reminded her of dark chocolate and the front yard was full of overgrown shrubs. The house looked sad like it knew about the sadness that had occurred within its walls. Mallory missed and hated her old house it was a house she bought all by herself the house she raised her child in the house she had hoped to raise more children in. The house she...
Jeff had just arrived home it was a late day the sun had set hours ago and his wife Michelle was still at the hospital with their daughter in law and son awaiting the birth of their first grand child. He was upset that work had run late. His wife Michelle promised to call when the baby was born so he can come up to the hospital to see the bundle of joy. Jeff decided to sit outside on the patio so he could watch the stars and the meteor shower. Jeff was so excited to become a grandfather and to see the shooting stars streaking across the dark...
Submitted to Contest #49
Marie started back to her table with her latte in hand as she turned to make her way back she bumped into a man who was standing too close. Marie's latte started to slip from her hands as she bounced off the mans plump middle aged abdomen. Marie was able to secure her latte splashing some of the white foamy milk. Foamed milk splashed onto her face leaving milk polka dots on her upper lip and glasses. Marie started to stutter an apology as her eyes met the owner of the plump abdomen. Their was something familiar about the mans face then recog...
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