Tom the Temp_Gals or Pals_DEALING WITH DORA_The choice
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Tom the Temp
Piece of Heaven Publishing Company, read in big blue block letters at the entrance of the four story building. I read this phrase every time I entered this godforsaken place. Piece of Heaven for who?? Not for “Tom the Temp”, (that’s me). A couple of my now co-workers nicknamed me that. I’ve been here for 2 months, on the dot, and there is no foreseeable end to this sentence. The person I’m filling for went on maternity leave but is now facing some unexpected health issues. I’ve never met them but everyone I talk to raves about how welcoming, funny, and cool they are. Maybe hinting that I lack ...
Gals or Pals
“How am I supposed to choose? To pick one would mean to betray the other. I can’t there both so important to me”There I stood between the two most important people to me, my girlfriend and my best friend.They were my world but now my world was splitting in two. My girlfriend huffed and puffed and yelled a hurricane of complaints about my friend right at me,“LOUD!”,”MESSY!”,“WEIRD!”,”RUDE!”, She yelled with a face so red it would put even the ripest tomato to shame. My Best Friend with a force of equal magnitude roared a slew of insults in retaliation,“STUCK-UP!”,”NEEDY!”,”SELFISH!”,”CLINGY...
DEALING WITH DORA
“As I see it, life will never improve until you face the fact that it does not owe you anything; you are not royalty, you don’t have servants at your beck and call.” Amy’s voice was firm “even royalty treat their servants with respect, otherwise, there will be none all round.” Amy did have a little satisfaction in seeing Dora’s discomfiture, but she had seen that look before, many times, in different shades, with or without the smile but always there. Dora simply could not be trusted.Over the years Amy found that the ramblings of a liar are easily believed, it takes a wink or a nod, or the fl...
The choice
Chapter one It was the first week of October my friend Kelly and I were walking down the hallwwww.onedoor.ccay together. When the head cheerleader Megan came up to us with a smile on her face. "Hey guy’s so me and a bunch of other people are going on out for a drive in the country. Want to come?” Megan asked. "We'll think about it" I say hesitantly. "Okay well let me know your answer. Hope you guys decide to come" she says joyfully. She then flips her long brown curly hair and walks back down the long hallway. My friend and I exchange looks. "I don't think we should go" I say calmly. "Why not Elizabeth i...