Velma Darnell

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“A "Professional" Matchmaker” by Velma Darnell

Submitted to Contest #56

***Aaron***A young man woke up from the sound of the incoming message on his phone. He took it, blinking, as the screen seemed too bright. There was a message from his friend, Meggie:“Hey there, friend! Today is the day you’ll find out what love is! Ready for this adventure, Aaron?” “Oh gosh, it's tonight,” though a guy, sighing. He unlocked the phone and replied:“Hey, please remind me not to tell my folks that I’ve never kissed a girl because they would make me go on dates with ‘their lovely friend’!” A boy sent it, scratched his head,...

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“Hi, darling!” by Velma Darnell

Submitted to Contest #55

"You are the love of my life, and I promise I'll always find you, even centuries later." "How is that even possible, darling? Are you saying that we will live forever?" replied a beautiful woman, whose eyes sparkled with happiness and whose smile was a man's favorite thing in the world. "That's not quite what I meant, but you almost got it, sweetheart," he replied. "What I'm saying," a man continued, "is that you'll always be the one, looking at whom, I'd feel like the wave has covered me. It's like a slight electric shock that goes th...

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“A Lifelong Journey” by Velma Darnell

Submitted to Contest #53

You spend your childhood wanting to grow up, and you spend your adulthood wishing you were a child again. That’s what people say, and I find myself believing in that more and more with each passing year. Sometimes, I really want to go back to the times when my principal tasks were to make it to the beginning of my favorite cartoon, decide what games my friends and I want to play, and convince my mum to let me go to the sleepover. Those days were great and filled with mostly positive moments that seem so carefree and bring warm and fuzzy feel...

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