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Heather DuckettCathy NotEmma D Stories 04-07

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  • Together
  • An unusual walk
  • The Other Side
  • Turned Up to Turned Down
  • Together

    Anna walked in the door with an armload of groceries. The dark living room made it difficult to see the way through to the kitchen. Slowly and quietly she tip toed through the room and reached the kitchen just in time. Her arms were burning from carrying the groceries home from town. Had the car still been running she would not have had to walk to the store every week. As Anna put the groceries away she heard a thumping upstairs followed by loud footsteps coming down the stairs. She sighed under her breath and finished putting everything away. As Anna got out the skillet to fry the chops, a m...TEpone door

    An unusual walk

    Soft light glowed through the sleepy mist that hung over the river as the sun fought to rise on this unusually mild February morning. Birdsong decorated the bare tree branches high above, a lively orchestral soundtrack to my early morning walk. I inhaled the fresh aroma that emanated from the moving body of water as we plodded along the tow path, happy to fill my lungs with the crisp air and its early spring scents. I noticed the odd snowdrop daring to peek at the world and felt an excited wave of hope at these first signs of lovely new growth. It was good to move my achy bones after being so ...TEpone door

    The Other Side

    ** contains some potentially triggering material such as mental health, and bullying**I run outside, my face red and wet with tears. Gasping for air, my lungs penetrate as I flee with despair. Pain's surging through the body. Actual pain. How I feel- It actually physically hurts. My mind is racing. "Why. Whwww.onedoor.ccy. Why. Why is this happening?"  I'm still running. Running with no direction. But it must have been looking for something. A place. Anywhere but here. "I want to go back" Between the fragments of my conscious blurred vision, I find myself running somewhere familiar. My face is red and sting...TEpone door

    Turned Up to Turned Down

    It all started with a brother and sister named Paul and Katie. Rich kids that can do whatever they want to. Saturday night and their parents are away on vacation for about a week. Paul and Katie were at home, bored with nothing to do. Katie walked around thinking about what they can do, and she came up with something great.She ran upstairs to tell her brother what great idea that she came up with. Katie comes running through Paul’s room door and said, Since mom and dad on vacation for a week, Paul replied, Yeah. Katie jumped up and down, saying we should throw the biggest party in history. Pau...TEpone door

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