A brand new beginning_All About the Lingo_Shadow on the Water_OH GOD! Traditions
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A brand new beginning
I saw the shadows playing behind the curtain and had to breathe before exiting my Toyota. “Deep breaths, Jackie.” I muttered. Thanksgiving was a huge event for my family, turkey being the family business, but this year would be different. As the oldest, I felt the weight clinging to me, like cinder blocks looped around my shoulders. Pops wouldn’t understand. I’d wait until he was fat and filled with food before my revelation. The act of pulling myself from my car to my full 5’11 height had me feeling like a senior citizen despite having just entered my 20’s. My college le...
All About the Lingo
Veronica stared up at the bright red signal on the only traffic light in Myersville. There was no cross traffic at the intersection, nor any across the road. She sighed and looked at the time. She had not missed this about her hometown.Myersville was the type of town that turned a blind eye to teen drinking but turned their noses up at sex ed. “My kids are smarter than that,” parents would say, assuming their teens had the inherent knowledge that condoms prevented pregnancy, assuming their teens would never cross that line to begin with.Veronica’swww.onedoor.cc parents were no different. All of their other ...
Shadow on the Water
Golden sunlight over the lake tinged the cloud edges in a fiery glow of orange and yellow before giving way to the blue sky of dawn."It's beautiful," Amanda whispered. She flipped her long hair behind her shoulder and turned to her new husband, David, to see him gazing into the magnificent sunrise, a wistful expression softening his angular features. "But it's hella cold! Why did you want to come out here so early?"A gentle smile tugged at David's mouth."Have you heard of the monster that lives in Lake Erie?"Amanda dropped her shoulders and rolled her eyes."That's Loch Ness, in Scotland."David...
OH GOD! Traditions
My phone hasn't stopped ringing for the past 10 minutes, and I know who might be calling me at this hour, especially in the holiday season. I stood up and frustratingly picked up the mobile, suddenly it stopped ringing. I wonder how it suddenly went silent until I heard her voice coming from my phone.These touch screen mobiles aren't in my favor nowadays. I don't know when my finger pressed the answered button. Guess it's confirmed that my life is full of surprises."Kevin there? " she said happily. I know answering the phone call made her happy considering the fact that she has gotten remarrie...