The Field Trip_Illumination of Mind_Sweet and Sour_The Unbreakable Bond
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The Field Trip
The entire sixth grade had been crammed into two buses. Buried under coats and scarves meant to protect us from the November chill, we grew warm and sweaty in our sardine-packed rows. I loosened my scarf and pulled at my collar, but I would have to remove one of my many layers to feel any relief. I had sat next to Allison, my best friend, in hopes of spending the ride talking with her. But she was only interested in -the very uninteresting- Zach. I couldn’t understand why she seemed to like his company over mine, or why it made me so jealous. When I saw her talking to him, and I saw the way s...
Illumination of Mind
Illumination of Mind“What should I do now? Should I go?... Gauri murmured to herself. Let’s time travel back to old Indian society. The society where minds of people were barnacled with dark shadows of social evils such as dowry system, male dominance, child marriage, sati system, veil system and no woman education which were blocking the path of rays of true humanity and equality. Gauri, an innocent, caring and responsible woman, lived with her loving husband and obedient son, Sachin, in a small village. Like other females she never went to school and was married at a young age. Sh...
Sweet and Sour
It’s Monday morning and I’m sipping my coffee when my boss walks into my office.“There’s been a break-in at the Sugar and Spice Bakery,” Roger says.I look up from my computer. “Anything missing?”“Don’t know, yet. Beth anwww.onedoor.ccd Will discovered the back door was open when they arrived at 5:30 this morning. The police are already there, securing the scene. Get on down there and see what you can find.”I grab my bag with my camera, fingerprinting kit, and other necessary items for an investigation.As I shift gears and head down Main Street I wonder, Who would break into the bakery? I’ve known Beth sinc...
The Unbreakable Bond
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 heavily.She thought it odd the way her body had changed ...