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Nothing But a Number

Submitted to Contest #61

I should never have let Travis check the mail. I'd known that, in the beginning, when he first moved into my home; but normalcy has a way of creeping around your defenses when you're looking the other way. Besides, the way he laughed off the AARP advertisements and retirement home pitches in the junk mail eased my worried mind. He'd tease me about being an old woman or planning ahead too much, then he'd laugh and pull me close and kiss my plump lips and gaze into my unlined eyes and put his hands on my firm body, assured by all of his sense...

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Their Dark Past

Submitted to Contest #61

His hands trembled slightly. He was aware of the beads of perspiration forming behind is neck, despite the cold weather. Luke was excited. But at the same time, his stomach burnt with anxiety. Tonight, he was going to meet his friends- his long lost best buddies, after 10 years. But Luke knew that the moment the five of them would meet, painful scary memories of their past would begin to resurface. Memories of their dark past which neither of them wished to remember. Luke had himself suffered a lot, trying to recover from that incident. Th...

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When Letter for School Reunion Arrived

Submitted to Contest #61

When the letter from his former school arrived asking him to attend its reunion, he jumped up in the air like his ten year old kid. His son would have laughed; Mariam could call him mad. She always did, even in normal times.  Reunion meeting of his school? A letter after so many years? He passed his hands over the envelope to see, feel the texture; whether it was true or a figment of his imagination. Yes, there it was a white envelope with a stamp and his name typed in block letters. Respectable institutions, individuals, still did...

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HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

Submitted to Contest #61

Wendy was sitting on the curb side, her feet buried amongst the crispy dried leaves in the gutter. It was 6.10 pm Saturday, her dress had a ripped hem and was held together with a safety pin, her lipstick smeared. She was shaking with nervous laughter as she held the snapped off heel of her favourite blue Damon Romanio shoe in one hand, and her cell phone with a flat battery in the other. If only she had not opened the letter in her mail last Saturday, she would not be in her current predicament! She had wandered out to her mailbox, Saturday...

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How it could have been

Submitted to Contest #61

This is how I imagine it could have happened. More confident, perhaps some might suggest cocky, with no sportiness or experience about me I would still ask. After finding a quiet moment, before she reached her little black car in the school carpark I would have taken a deep breath and said “Would you come to the formal with me?” And she would have seen my confidence and she would have recognized the courage it had taken to ask such a question. With a smile and a flutter of those amazing eyes she would have said “Yes, I’d love to go with you....

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The Three Musketeers in Apology

Submitted to Contest #61

The Three Musketeers in Apology We, the three musketeers, Ron, Jai, and Kishor.  All for one and one for all.  -Alexander Dumas We human beings are the learners for life, and experience is the best teacher. Experience gradually transforms into knowledge. Just as is the difference between growing up and growing old. I remember my teenage days when my friends Jai, Kishor, and I were old enough to judge between right and wrong but were young (not grown up) enough to do it anyway out of curiosity. There is a point when curiosit...

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Blooming Love

Submitted to Contest #61

Sarah walked to school, sipping her extra dark coffee, the hot liquid burning her tongue. She winced and blew on the coffee. Today was going to be a long day. She listened to the cheerful birds chirping and the silent crunch of the leaves beneath her feet. she glanced at some beautiful pink flowers and stopped, smelling them deeply. Her mind went back to the past. She was 15 then. She smelled the flowers and sat down on the bench. That's when she first saw him. His thick dark hair waving in the gentle breeze, his eyes focused on the book he ...

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Rosaline

Submitted to Contest #61

Disco lights. Loud music. Wild People. I sighed and drank my liquor straight. The bartender is eyeing me but my sex hormones are nowhere to be found. I am wearing a gucci tube top with a short shorts bottom. My typical outfit everytime we're on a night out. I saw my officemates having fun on the dance floor and when I say fun- it involves making out with some babes and hot dudes. Good for them.  "Enjoying your alone time, sexy?" A mysterious man appeared and sit beside me. I can't see him clearly because of the throbbing lights plus...

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Memories that keep hunting

Submitted to Contest #61

The gentle breeze of autumn, the chirping of birds, the changing sky and a cup of coffee, what else does it take to enjoy the last light of sunset! This daily scene helps Anu to think about her imagine world, but today is different. Suddenly she is feeling nostalgic for the first reunion celebration three years after she finished high school. She thought at first she would go but avoided at the last moment. Thinking of that...now it seems a bit strange why she didn’t want to go! She had the opportunity to met with her teachers, bat...

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Should go or should I stay

Submitted to Contest #61

“Maybe I shouldn’t be here.”, he muttered as he checked his breath for the umpteenth time. By now Ray had been sitting in his car for close to forty minutes contemplating whether to leave the car or just speed away. “After all it’s just a stupid event where no one will even remember you” , he reasoned. His sweaty palms gripped the wheel tighter as he examined the keys in the ignition. One turn of that key and his problems would be over. He could retreat to his apartment, break out a cold one and binge watch Netflix with Bob and Moon, his tru...

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The Anniversary

Submitted to Contest #61

She knew when the anniversary was approaching. The weather changed in September. The oppressive heat of summer lifted, and the winds swept down from Oklahoma bringing slightly cooler air. Texas didn’t have a very distinct autumn season, but it did have a very definite football season. Jenna hated the start of the school year. While everyone was buying school supplies, Jenna retreated from her friends and family, hiding in her little house on South Park Street. The only thing different about this year was ten years had passed and ...

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His Misunderstanding

Submitted to Contest #61

Amelia yawned a little, and closed her eyes, listening silently to the serene sound of birds chirping as the sun shone brightly. She wanted to stay in bed all day but Waggles had another plan. Waggles was her pet, a golden retriever. He jumped on the bed, hovering her and licking her face. This was a Waggles’ part of a daily routine waking Amelia up.‘’Okay boy! I am up!’’ Amelia groaned, but couldn’t help but smile at her little pet, she called Waggles.Waggles jumped off her and was wiggling his tail. A sign to deliver he was happy waking up...

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Sweet Revenge

Submitted to Contest #61

Bill checked his appearance in the mirror: tie straight, hair combed, jacket collar down as he headed out the door to attend his first high school class reunion ten years after graduating. The organizers had held previous reunions that he didn’t attend for a variety of reasons, away serving in the military being the most prominent. Truth be known, he was anxious about seeing his former classmates and rationalized many excuses to avoid attending. It was not as if there was any requirement to attend these gatherings and like most people he lik...

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Jorney of Rebirth, Rediscovery and Reformation

Submitted to Contest #61

Prologue Classroom Setting: The English teacher  Teacher Mrs. De Locas: The topic of the week will  be about the historical era and the question is to tell us which historical era interests you the most and why. It is an individual presentation that each one of you will let me know what historical era you chose so don’t end up having many students presenting the same era. I know each one will be of different opinion or different interest but I want you to expand your knowledge on other eras. PLease come forward and write your t...

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Back and forth

Submitted to Contest #61

My phone makes a ping. One that lets me know an email has been recieved. I pause the orientation video for a new website my company is using. I'll just finish it afterwards. I look at the phone next to me. A green, pink and gold case has lightning flashes on it. On the back, the words Ten and two are written in a big font. I got this case at a concert. I look at the reminder and raise an eyebrow. It's from Canna Nova, the high school I attended. I press it, and the screen changes to the message.Dearest student,You're invited! The high school...

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