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Howard HalsallSteven CreelDoug Stories 04-07

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  • The Scenic Route
  • Hurt feelings
  • Milkshakes
  • The Red Envelope
  • The Scenic Route

    “Do wanna do something fun?” Kasey says, hauling my suitcase onto the back seat of her coupe.Mum’s smiling and clutching Dad’s arm; he’s shaking his head and pointing at his watch.“Do you have anything in mind?” I say, waving them goodbye one last time.“Let’s take the scenic route,” she says, gunning the motor.I pull the door closed and we’re off.#Kasey and I go way back. We met on our first day at junior school and both went to Rosemary Wood High together. She was the big girl who was great at soccer, and I was the brainy one with pigtails and thick spectacles. We hit it off on day one. They ...XKPone door

    Hurt feelings

    March 14, 2022 She was the girl next door and for the longest time I felt she was my soulmate.I mean how could I not?Our parents had been friends for decades, we had played together almost everyday.She was my confidante.I could tell her all my secrets, all my insecurities, things I couldn't tell anyone elwww.onedoor.ccse even if I tried.And she could tell me hers.I heard and watched so many things on the internet, t.v shows, movies and even from other people."Marry your best friend.""Be with someone who knows you better than yourself.""Fall in love with the person who completes you, who makes up for your we...XKPone door

    Milkshakes

    “You two are late.” Stan barked as two bright-eyed boys walked into the modest kitchen at the back of the house. “Better late than never grandpa,” Dominic said with a grin. He and his younger brother David, both winded, shoved each other before grabbing chairs surrounding a square table tucked in the corner of the tiny room. They spun them around and hopped up onto the shiny cushions. “What the hell are you jumping around for? Goddamn it! Just sit,” their grandfather demanded.Stan took a deep breath. He moved his attention to the half-gallons of vanilla ice cream and vitamin D milk. The reliab...XKPone door

    The Red Envelope

    "Isn't Tracy just the prettiest you ever seen?" my mother would ask me from time to time as Tracy and I have been friends since elementary school. I always replied to her with a yes just to have her not say anything else. Every morning when my mother took me to school, Tracy was always waiting for me there at the entrance stairs. Tracy didn't leave too far from school and always be there at least a half hour before school start. She was always punctual and never was trady. Tracy and I have been friends since kindergarten and we had a lot in common. We both like lacrosse, the state of West Virg...XKPone door

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