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Submitted to Contest #158
It was a hot. She didn’t understand why he wanted to meet her in a parking lot. As always, she obliged and sighed as she walked over to him. He met her with a tight embrace and then invited her to share a cigarette. She agreed. He smiled and struck his match. She was mesmerized for a moment by the fire but quickly fixated her eyes on him. She was anxious waiting for it to be her turn. She watched has he exhaled the smoke pulled from their cigarette. As the smoke enveloped her face, she turned her head away and looked down at the pavement. He...
Submitted to Contest #133
Tori watched as they ran inside excited to be home. She was looking for forward to some time alone. Afterall, they had been with her for 1 week uninterrupted. She turned to head home when Steve said, “hey do you have a min? I need to talk to you.” Tori hesitated for a moment. “Sure,” she said following Steve inside. She sat down on her grandmothers old recliner, eager to know what he wanted to say. They had been divorced for more time than they had been together. They communicated but not like this. Steve sat down next ...
Submitted to Contest #120
She pulled the sofa cushion back, reaching down in between the space tracing continuously along the edges until she concluded, what she was looking for wasn’t there. Where could they be? She thought to herself. She retraced every step. Completely perplexed, she looked at Griff. “Did you take them?” She asked Griff. He just stared at her with eyes full of information. She just knew he knocked them off the counter and batted them around before curling up for his afternoon nap. She recalled the times when he stole peppermints f...
Submitted to Contest #119
“Listen, I need you to walk back there and get your hat,” she said firmly. Not fully understanding why she was pushing so hard. ”No. Mom. I can’t. I’m scared,” Kaden stuttered through his tears, looking downward, feeling ashamed.“You have nothing to be afraid of,” she replied, a little louder, all the while trembling from fear herself.“Do it. Now!” She said harshly.Kaden rushed down the dark hallway, returning quickly with the hat gripped tightly in his hand. “Get in the car,” she said feeling annoyed by the delay. Both reliev...
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