The Drive_Ed's Ego_Lemons and Lightning_Reflection(The Mirror World)
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The Drive
Hands gripped the steering wheel. Eyes scanned the road. Breathing quickened, and the use of profanities increased. She was supposed to be there 30 minutes ago. Work ran late because Chuck forgot to submit the quarterly reports on time. Rushed, she settled for a blotchy face of make-up and uncombed hair. Cruising down the country roads to her partner’s parents’ vacation cabin, she took a wrong turn and had been wandering since.She turned off the radio. Not even music could soothe her. The only thing she needed she could not find: a sign for Route 130. Cellular service diminished, and no atlas...
Ed's Ego
Ed Jesperson combed back his steel grey hair, turning this way and that in the mirror, patting down rogue strays that refused to behave, and smiled. In the closet, he looked over his vast collection of ties, rubbing their silk fabric to recall the distant days. He could tell by their width where he had worked and when he had last worn them, like counting the rings on a tree.There were the yellow ones—“power ties” in their day—he’d wear with garish suspenders of Rubenesque women. The suspenders had lost their stretch around the time B. Altman’s had gone under. He’d worn those with French blue s...
Lemons and Lightning
“Well that’s it from the Channel 8 news team, enjoy your Saturday night. Let’s hope the predicted storm isn’t too bad. It’ll be back to work on Monday before you know it, so try to enjoy the rest of your weekend. Goodnight.” The newsreader nodded and the lights in the studio slowly faded out, leaving the newsreader to shuffle papers and wait for the theme music to finish. Casey got the remote and turned off the television. She was on night shift tonight, the fourth night out of seven. She’d been a nurse for over twenty years, and a Saturday wasn’t any different to a Tuesday or Thursday. It wa...
Reflection(The Mirror World)
What is a mirror? A mirror is there to hang on your wall or to carry in your purse, for you to use to help you look your best, but what happens when the reflection in the mirror is not your own, but that of a different person in a different world.Becky loves mirrors. She loves to look at herself in the mirror non-stop, then one day sometwww.onedoor.cching unexpected happens.Becky wakes up at her usual time. She grabs her mirror and checks herself out. When she finishes, she puts the mirror down and goes to take a shower.Becky goes to the bathroom. She looks at herself in the mirror once again, then she turn...