Esmeralda's Wisdom_Mema's Kitchen_Wedding Bread_Drift
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Esmeralda's Wisdom
The limos pulled up one by one stretching along 760 United Nations Plaza, in Manhattan, New York. The dignitaries, ambassadors and secretaries of every country in the world emerged from the inpidual vehicles. There wewww.onedoor.ccre nods of recognition and some stern, almost dirty looks.The security was intense and every person was carefully scrutinized before they entered the building even if they were instantly recognized. This included the President of the United States. The abundance of news cameras outside made sure to capture every nuance. It was organized chaos as the world held its collective bre...
Mema's Kitchen
Jenna learned by her mema's side how to cook and make guests feel at home around her table. By age 3 Jenna was chopping onions and garlic, if the house didn't have the aroma of the two ingredients a proper meal was not being prepared. It took a few more years until Jenna could fill the pot and carry it to the stove for the pasta. In the mean time Jenna learned how to peel and separate garlic cloves to be shoved into a roast in order to assure just about every slice served had a sliver. Fresh vegetables from mema's garden rinsed and peels with a knife because she a peeler was a waste o...
Wedding Bread
Orchestrated like the sweet, treat-producing hive of the honeybee, the organized chaos was flawless. Each person had a role and they each carried out the necessary tasks to fulfill it. Whether they were verbally instructed, given hand-written directions, or had an ingrained knowledge about this type of affair, I wasn’t about to ask.Though I knew the bride and groom, I felt like an outsider. Before the wedding had started, I stood awkwardly in the dining room, wondering if I should claim a seat while my fiancé took pictures with the rest of the bridal party. The tables were numbered, but I cou...
Drift
Today I found an old picture. In it, two teenage girls sit side by side in the bleachers at a high school football game. The sky is tinted with orange as the sun sets behind them. Large stadium lights wash the picture in white. They have their arms slung around one another and are smiling in that carefree way of kids who have it all figured out. Mae, on the right, is wearing shorts and white t-shirt displaying the logo for some long forgotten boy band. Her brown hair is dyed red and is up in a ponytail with a black ribbon. Kara on the left. Her hair is short- recently cut, maybe? Probably the ...