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Submitted to Contest #53
Laura pulled up to the side of the road and parked her car. She turned off her wipers. She pulled out her phone. 9:50am. It was almost time. She looked outside her window. The day was cloudy and it was already raining. The weather even called for thunderstorms. Before she knew it, a white pickup truck with green markings pulled up next to her car. The man inside signalled her to roll down her window. It was a United States Border Patrol Agent. “Hi there. What are you doing there alongside the road?” asked the man. Laura quickly opened her w...
Submitted to Contest #49
The sun was high above in the afternoon sky shining down on the large asphalt parking lot. The asphalt shimmered in the summer heat. Julia looked out her dorm window and onto the parking lot below towards the students parking their cars. One student shielded herself from the sun’s glare and held the book in her hand over her head. It was too hot today as Julia thought to herself. Julia was in her senior year in university. For the past 6 months Julia was sending out resumes to different companies with no luck. Not until last we...
Submitted to Contest #43
Jennifer was swimming through the air. Her mom and dad were moving Jennifer up and down through the air as if she was a fish swimming in the ocean. Her arms were spread out waving around. She was laughing at how her mom and dad were calling her a little fish. She looked up and remembered both of them happily taking turns moving her up and down through the air. ---The blanket was covering part of her head. She was lying down on her stomach on the carpet playing with her stuffed animals. Her mom always opened the blinds just after waking up. J...
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