Victoria Laken

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“The Nest” by Victoria Laken

Submitted to Contest #56

The Perrot's were leaving the hospital premises. This time not as just husband and wife, they were taking their newborn son home.Officially, they had just become a family unit.Dave was overjoyed and had been placing phone calls to both their families- his parents and brothers, Cathy's mother and her brothers.He posted pictures on Social media to their immediate family members and instantly changed his status on Whatsapp and Facebook.He placed calls to his friends at work and his supervisor at the Autozone workshop with the good news of ...

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“The Unbreakable Bond” by Victoria Laken

Submitted to Contest #56

Cathy let out a deep breath.She was in the last few days of her first pregnancy with her due date just five days away.She moved her swollen body and climbed the few steps to the front door of their flat slowly exhaling after each step then smiled- a few months earlier she could run up the five steps to their flat easily.Well, soon they will be new parents. Cathy and Dave Perrot had made the nursery ready for their soon to be born son.Unlocking the door, she entered their small flat, placed her bag on the small coffee table then sat down hea...

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“The X- Factor” by Victoria Laken

Submitted to Contest #56

She smiled on her way to her bedroom.Shawna was taking up a new position as the Deputy Regional Manager at the Redbrooks retail chain of stores.With her degree from Yale where she majored in Accounting and Business Management, at twenty-seven years of age, she had proven herself an excellent young upcoming professional in her previous job as the Head of Merchandizing and Purchasing at Feltys.She was doing well but didn’t envision a future at Feltys. She saw it as a training school to prepare her for her rise in the corporate world. A ch...

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“AN OPEN DOOR” by Victoria Laken

Submitted to Contest #54

She walked through the dawn on the quiet beach , observing the waves and marveling at the early wakening sounds of the new day. She absorbed the breeze and sounds of the waves, she pulled her shawl tighter then released it deciding instead to savor it.  Was it not a wonder how the dawn broke into daytime?Each day was different with its unique surprises and potential. She turned to face the surf and looked out to the far horizon, she saw the horizon where earth and sky meet and wondered what type of day it ...

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Author bio

Hello! I've always loved a good read - unlocking the magic in a story . I 'm an aspiring writer who gets the once in a lifetime chance to make sense of all the ideas scribbled down and discarded. Seems the discard trend will stop here at Reedsy.