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Alone

Submitted to Contest #83

Alone. All alone in this world. Aren’t we all? No. We aren’t. No one is. Sadness creeps up on us like a lurking shadow. No one can stop it. No matter how hard we try. No one is alone. Only me. Me only. If I had 1 wish, it would be to never be alone again.People brush past me. I’m a shadow in this world. Just a speck of nothing. They don’t know I cry myself to sleep every night. They don’t know I have no family. They don’t know I have nightmares where I can never get up. No one knows. No one.I wish I was not alone. I wish I had friends. I wis...

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VACATION BLUES

Submitted to Contest #83

I have been so busy with work and Church activities I have not had time for myself. I am up for vacation and I came across a bargain trip to Hawaii, fun in the sun the add said. I usually don't go any where for vacation and I felt I needed a change. I had been planning this for the past two years. Not taking any one with me. Husband, children, friends, just me myself and I. Very excited and I hope all goes well with the trip. The man said this was the last place on this trip. A two bed suite is all they had and that is fine with me. As l...

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A Fresh Start

Submitted to Contest #83

¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨I am going to miss this place so much, do we have to leave Mom?Yes, sweetie, we do your Dad clearly doesn't want us here. My parents have been married for 20 years, they were high school sweethearts. Now all of that is changing because Dad has another mistress along with Mom. I'm fifteen and I have never left Saint Lucia before and I'm really nervous.Where are we moving to again, Mom? I asked.We are moving to Boston! Mom said.But I don't want to leave Mom. I said.We have had this conversation before Casey you'...

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My crazy vacation(Erica's Tale)

Submitted to Contest #83

Going on a vacation has been my fantasy for as long as I remember, I wanted to get an escape even if it was just one day in a month from the craziness that constantly surrounded me and was eating me up, from Monday to Friday, I was a mess, always doing paper work and running errands and I didn't want to make any mistakes that would bring my contract job to an end, it was all I had, at least for now. You might ask me if I don't take the weekends off, well during the weekends I go to stay with mum and help her sell in the market, weekends are ...

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Despair within a man

Submitted to Contest #83

The travel agents doors opening for the final time today as Mark had stepped through the doors, the final agents had been seated, shivering as the cold environment had invaded the air inside. Mark had taken a seat down and proceeded to enquire about his trip down to Hawaii, booking tickets for the evening tomorrow. The deal was settled and what was to come no person could predict. As he stepped outside in shivering cold as the snow had drooped down dramatically and had increased as the wind had caused the space more difficult to see. Mark's ...

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A treehouse for Shelby

Submitted to Contest #83

Four smashed, mottled cadavers washed up on the remote beach, while three more ebbed with the tide’s edge. The sun glared over the horizon casting light across the pale cream sand. The sea, now calm, glistened and frothed. Two cockatoos called out to each other. Palm leaves bristled, palpitated, creating a musical psithurism. The tangy and aromatic smell of the sea mixed with a whiff of minty dried eucalyptus cleared Dylan’s head. He clambered to his feet, too fast, his head pounded and blacked out. Excruciating screams jolted Dylan conscio...

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General Beauty

Submitted to Contest #83

(Warning Graphic Content of Gruesome Nature) The sea waves crashed and thrashed around the sunken boat. The letters, once reading RMS Hopthorn, were now faded and unreadable. Oars and food supplies washed out of the lower deck and unused lifejackets helplessly drifted off to sea. The hour was late when Zach Hopthorn emerged from the plunging deep cold water, long past the stages of hypothermia. The waves kept engulfing him with loads of brackish water and tugging on his legs like quicksand. He was able to lift up one leg over the hull of ...

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Persistence-and Where It Can Sometimes Lead You

Submitted to Contest #83

Talina von Dego gazed sadly out of the window of her work. She was bored, and her continuous wondering about whether her dreams were completely dashed never seemed to cease. "Talina!" a voice rebuked her. Talina looked up to her strict boss, a skinny tight-lipped lady in a short business dress and heels. "Get back to work!" She said her name, "TAL-I-na". Talina said, "Yes, ma'am," watched her boss saunter away, and returned to her job. Only four short days ago, she had planned to go to Yuisuigi, a beautiful tropical island, for two weeks-b...

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Encantado

Submitted to Contest #83

            The sensation of slightly rising and falling engulfed her, not unpleasant, just different. It was an undulating wave, like a melody of a lullaby coaxing her away from awareness. But something was trying to drag her back, a restlessness in her mind attempting to rouse her. The persistant unease crumbled the façade of tranquility, causing Vida to slowly open her eyes. Blue obscured her vision. Blinking, she tried to focus but reflections of light r...

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The Wishing Well

Submitted to Contest #83

It was a sun shining day in April.My oldest son's birthday had pasted, and My youngest son's birthday was coming. Spring my favorite time of the year.Spring always offered a chance at the new. New beginnings, a fresh start to everything. The birds are slowly arriving.The air smells of a crisp freshness.The trees are awaking from their winter slumber. A new opportunity to grow a garden, spot different birds, make new friends with the animal kingdom. I love the area I live in. We are situated in a National Park. I came from a big city to this ...

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From the Sea

Submitted to Contest #83

From the Sea Kai staggered, fighting against the waves, determined to reach the beach. He collapsed on the wet sand just above the surf. Caution tried to rouse him, urging that the sea would drench him, maybe drown him again, if he didn’t move up the beach. Unable to respond, he sprawled oblivious to his surroundings, like rotting seaweed on the black volcanic sand.  = = = The surf had been half flat that day, nothing special, just enough waves to tempt a surf bum like himself. He frequently surfed alone. No pro...

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The Island

Submitted to Contest #83

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome onboard Emirates Flight EK 652 to Male” has been announced as I sip my glass of cold bubbly champagne in the comfortable business class seat. Goodness gracious, I need to pinch myself. Is this a dream? -Cheers, my friend! My friend Alina turns to me with a wide smile, fastens her seatbelt and we take off to a dream vacation. I arrived to Dubai in 2004 with a few hundred dollars in my pocket. Two years later I was lucky to join the real estate industry right when it was booming. My first deal b...

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The Phoenix (Highmast series, flashback)

Submitted to Contest #83

Her lungs were screaming at her to breathe but Ryvette ignored them. As she was still submerged under the water, giving in to their tantrums didn’t seem like a good idea right now. Her muscles were screaming too, still stiff from the remnants of the poison draining out of her system. In fact, it felt like her whole body was a symphony of pain.Just a few moments more. I have to be sure. I’m not going back alive.Of course, drowning out here in the fetid wash of the corpse canal was not her preferred option either. Her hair, shimmeringly dark, ...

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A real Vacation

Submitted to Contest #83

It was one of those beautiful blue island retreats and I couldn’t wait for us to land. The plane had only 2 travelers, myself and a very attractive lady in the seat across the aisle. She was quiet and somewhat tense as I watched her grab both armrests in her seat. Her face was drawn and began to sweat big water drops on her clothes, she hadn’t dressed for high temperatures in this area of the tropics. I offered her my extra napkins and she said , “thank you”, but quickly she passed out in the seat! I tried to get someone to help, but no one ...

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Great Escape

Submitted to Contest #83

Claire swims faster and faster away from Joe’s manic splashing, Joe laughs. “You given up yet”? “No way”! Claire cals out from further into the sea, Joe smirks before swimming quicker toward her and capturing her in his arms while she squeals. “How about now”? “Such a cheat”! She giggles. “Am I now”? Joe whispers into her ear before slowly kissing the side of Claire’s face and down her neck, his breath warm against her cold wet skin. She closes her eyes, unable to resist his touch. “Mm, uh play fair” she whines. Joe gives her a sly smile, ki...

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