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Christa DorAlex MullinCatherin Stories 04-07

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  • Black Sheep
  • Sucker Punch
  • Mountain Drive
  • The Sins of all I know
  • Black Sheep

    The‌ ‌cold‌ ‌wind‌ ‌of‌ ‌December‌ ‌stung‌ ‌my‌ ‌face‌ ‌with‌ ‌random‌ ‌blows.‌ ‌I‌ ‌waited‌ ‌outside,‌ ‌hoping‌ ‌that‌ ‌someone‌ ‌would‌ ‌hear‌ ‌the‌ ‌doorbell‌ ‌amid‌ ‌the‌ ‌celebrations.‌ ‌"Oh...‌ ‌It's‌ ‌you!"‌ ‌Mom's words came out in wavering chunks. ‌She ‌then opened ‌the door‌ ‌wide‌ ‌enough‌ ‌for‌ ‌me‌ ‌to‌ ‌squeeze‌ ‌in.‌ ‌I‌ ‌took‌ ‌out‌ ‌my‌ ‌coat‌ ‌and‌ ‌put‌ ‌my‌ ‌backpack‌ ‌down.‌ ‌I‌ ‌looked‌ ‌up.‌ ‌Mom‌ ‌looked‌ ‌at‌ ‌me‌ ‌with‌ ‌her‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌wide,‌ ‌her‌ ‌lips‌ ‌pursed‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌tentative smile.‌ ‌I‌ ‌leaned‌ ‌in‌ ‌to‌ ‌kiss‌ ‌her‌ ‌cheek,‌ ‌but‌ ‌she‌ ‌opened‌ ‌her‌ ‌arms‌ ...J3Bone door

    Sucker Punch

    “Are you coming tonight?” Mark was audibly panting on the other end of the call, clanging weights and humming treadmills echoing in the background. Kevin wondered why his friend insisted on making calls while working out, but figured that when you’re a bonafide social butterfly, you have to multitask.Kevin was strewn across his living room couch, legs draped over the armrest, aggressively racking his brain for excuses. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to go out, really. It was just that he’d rather do almost anything else. Something about small talk with strangers he’d never see again didn’t exac...J3Bone door

    Mountain Drive

    “I think we keep left here” I say, folding the corner of the interstate map. He turns the wheel with one hand while the other rests upon my knee. The windows are open- not too far- but far enough for a few strands of hair to break free of His knit hat. The sharp winter air sends energy through my lungs and even though we’re driving down the freeway, the whole world feels frozen in time.It’s early in the morning- so early that the sunlight has yet to shine through the mountaintops. We drive in silence, neither one of us reaching to turn the music on. But the silence isn’t uncomfortable or eeri...J3Bone door

    The Sins of all I know

    In the mirror, I see many things. Lines that hold years of life.Hair that has been pulled in both frustration and pleasure. Eyes that have shine and dulled more www.onedoor.cctimes then I can count.These details are all of ours. We all live with the shine of many stars in our eyes. We all look at ourselves in the mirror and can find beautiful things. However, we most of the time find dreaded things. Like the sins of our past. We hold those sins close to our hearts unknowingly. Feel the dread that those sins drag on us. Holding us still like we were just shocked by lightning. Shaking us like we dreamt of mon...J3Bone door

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