Shanel Fortney

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“My Fathers Secret” by Shanel Fortney

Submitted to Contest #278

My driver pulls us into the entrance of the long driveway of my childhood home. The driveway feels like a mile long. Pulling up slowly, the car comes to a stop. I step out of the back of the car and stare at the massive white two-story plantation-style home. I feel a pang of anxiety at the realization that nothing about this house has changed since I left. My mother divorced my father, left town, and never came back when I was 17. I graduated high school, joined the Marines, and shattered my dad's plans for a global takeover. The stone path ...

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My name is Shanel. I love to read books. I have always had a knack for writing but have never explored it until now. I am currently working on my first book.