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[profanities, scaryness] FiRsT sToRy mafia "You have to be careful, vaffanculo", warned Luca, a third-generation Sicilian. "What do you mean, Luca?", asked his cousin, Pietro. "We have to make sure nobody finds out about our business, capisce?", Luca replied. "What if someone does? What then?", Pietro questioned. "Then we take care of him. We don't take any chances.", Luca said firmly. The two men sat in silence for a few moments until Pietro spoke up again. "But what if someone speaks to...
Max who was struggling to let go of his past. As much as he wanted to move forward he was held back by his inability to let go of the people and things that had hurt him in the past. He had been hurt deeply by a past relationship and the pain of it all seemed not to ever be completely forgotten. Max had tried countless times to move on, but each time he was pulled back by the thought of what he had been through. He was stuck in a cycle of looking back and longing for what he had lost, unable to move forward. Max knew he had to let go of ...
"Clara Come on hurry up, it's spring!" my best friend Leah said "Alright!" I said I love spring so much I thought When we got outside we saw the snow melting and flowers blooming. "It's so beautiful," Leah says "I know I wish it was always spring," I said dreamily "Hey look over there it's Aaron Davis. Go and he's coming over here!" Leah squeaked just be cool I thought. "Hey, Leah Hey Clara." He said "Hey, Leah can I talk to Clara alone, please?" he asked "Shure, bye." and left Aaron alone with me. "So the Spring carnival is coming up and th...
That's the thing about city life there's a lot of romance here, but people could still break your heart there so be careful. My mom, dad, and I are in New York City, and here's my love story."Luna?" my mother called"Yes?" I asked"Come here I need you to met someone," she said delightfully"Who?" I asked"Your dad's boss and his son!" she saidI'm seventeen years old, but I have never been on a date or had a love life. But that all changes when I see him."Luna, This is Mark Watson and his son Drake," she said"Hi, I'm Luna," I said politely"I'm D...
"HELP FAYE QUICKLY!" Mom screamed in terror.I dashed down the stairs. Out of breath, I asked, "What the-?"Then the truth hit me like a rock. The floor was covered in blood and my sister was dead, a knife in her side.I dialed the phone. It was three rings before the lady answered."911 What's your emergency?" her voice sounded bored."M-my sister was stabbed!""Alright just stay where you are and we'll be right there!"Where is there too? I thought.The police got to my house a few minutes later."Where's the body?" one bearded man asked."Over here...
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