The Roundabout Valentine_Near and Far_London and Olly_Knightfall
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The Roundabout Valentine
“Now Herman you just pull into that Stuckey’s and you can find out once and for all just where the road to Roundabout is. And you can pick me up a cherry cola in the bargain. Let’s just stop all this fussing and find out some facts. Land sakes, you’re as stubborn as a pickax stuck in briar wood!”Ruby Droopkins waggled a bony finger at Mr. Droopkins while she spoke, the big white plastic disks on her mail-order “ivory” bracelet clacking. Her wispy bird-like frame, always jittering in one direction or another, was pitching itself about, seemingly autonomously, positioning itself toward the side ...
Near and Far
A bagful of popcorn kernels, three ripe tomatoes, three wire coat hangers, and six marbles. That’s all it’s going to take for me to be able to see without glasses. I am super nearsighted and have to wear these really thick glasses that I hate. I’ve been wearing them since I was eight and thought the bright pink frames were awesome. But now I’m eleven and they are not even remotely awesome. My folks can’t afford new frames, or better yet, contacts, so I have to take this chance.I know it is completely ridiculous, but right now, I don’t care.Here’s the thing. My dad had sent me out to check our ...
London and Olly
I don’t know what drew me to him. Maybe the fact that he was feeding the ducks, which no one seems to do anymore, or that he was wearing a shirt that said “Van Gogh, Van Goghing, Van Gone” with corresponding pictures,www.onedoor.cc or perhaps it was because, out of everyone else in the park, he was the only one standing still.There were a dozen people in Hathaway Park that day, and most of them were moving hurriedly from one end to the other, head down, mask on, walking, walking, walking, getting on with their busy, important life. The few people who weren’t rushing from place to place were all doing someth...
Knightfall
Jina stood at the end of the balcony. A breeze swept her long, chocolate-colored hair across her shoulders and tugged at her gown. She clutched the ends of her sleeves and gazed up into the night sky as her eyes brimmed with tears. The stars above blurred together and melted away as she drew in a shaky breath. “Is anyone out there?” she whispered into the night. “Is there anyone who can help me? I don’t know what to do.” Jina swiped an arm across her eyes and fiddled with the wet spots on her sleeves. “I’ve made a mistake, but I had no choice.” She cast her gaze upw...