Awaiting_The Intuitionist_Substance_The Purse
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Awaiting
TW: murder, mental illness, substance abuse A sigh escaped my lips as I stared for the umpteenth time at my room window in the dark, eerie night.She wasn't coming.I knew it she wasn't coming back. All my life, I had lived without a father and a mother. No one was there for me, just my elder sister - Queen. But now, she is gone. Just like the rest of them.Queen told me dad and mom ran away and abandoned us at a very tender age. I was only 12 years old and Queen was 16 years old according to her account.Realising that, Queen took me and ran off to a far away country side in Minnesota. I didn't u...
The Intuitionist
The day began just past dawn’s break. The Mother Sun beamed from the North, the Daughter Sun from the Northeast. The people of Zeni made their way from one place to the next on the transportation ladders. Like roads from the old world, these hung at different levels from the ground up. One could walk one ladder from the surface to the 34thlevel in ten minutes, which is where she peered out of her office’s window—a cup of mint tea in her hand.Her first appointment would be arriving soon. She rolled up her sleeves to gaze at the purple swirls embedded in her chestnut-colored skin. They hav...
Substance
Sid couldn’t hold the pressure anymore. He screamed at his mom, “Okay mom….”“I will go to the party.” He then walked away from her, went into his bedroom slamming the door behind him hard.His mother finally found the peace after the fight that lasted the whole afternoon. She wiped her tears and sat on the couch. Her husband looked at her, “Jane. Why are you stressing so hard? You know it is hard for him to meet the people after…” he paused.“After what James? After cops found him in the street with drugs in his shoes?” his mother shed tears again and hugged her husband.“Well. You have to unders...
The Purse
So here’s the thing, I want to tell you a story about a time capsule.Wait, that’s not entirely true. It’s really a story about two people and a time capsule. Oh, and by the way, this time capsule is also a purse.Don't worry, it will all make sense at the end. I promise.Kathleen, or Kathy for short, was so unique that even peculiar people called her quirky. She was proud of her name, although she wanted everyone to know that not all Kathys were alike. She was fond of saying that Cathys with a C were wimps. She always said this with a smile because Kathy loved everyone—even Cathys.I know what yo...