It's Time_The Dress Would Be Mine_The Birthday Dinner_The Secret race
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It's Time
Her eyes darted around the room. She wanted to smile, but that would take away too much life force from her. There would be no point, even if she did. Who would notice? Who would care? She soaked in the warmth of the dining table, not knowing when it would all go away. Jola looked down at her empty plate, wishing she could scoop up some mashed potato and gravy from the pot. She wanted to pick up a spoon and gobble the whole thing, but she couldn’t. She just watched it as it looked back at her. Jola turned her head towards Emily and stared. Normally, Emily would have been the one to give her fo...
The Dress Would Be Mine
The dress would be mine one day. I would float down the aisle on my father’s arm wearing a champagne-colored, hand-stitched, beaded v-neck sheath dress handed down by my Grandmotherwww.onedoor.cc June. She wore it for her wedding in 1942 before my grandfather went to the war in Europe. She came from a wealthy family and had a large society wedding. Grandpa Ed Senior returned from the war, they had my Dad and lived a contented life until he died many years later. For 70 years, the dress laid in a box, preserved for me, her eldest grandfather, to wear on my own wedding day. This had been the plan since I wore...
The Birthday Dinner
The clock struck 11:00 and Darlene looked over at her oven. How did she mess that up, she wondered. She was sure she had timed out the turkey so it would be done before the 12:00 dinner, yet the timer said there was 1 hour and 45 minutes left to cook. She checked her rolls and they were raising perfectly. They would be ready to go in on time, but that turkey worried her. In Darlene's world, you don't undercook turkey.Jeremy was turning 18 today. It had been a difficult year, 2020, and Darlene was determined to give her youngest son the best birthday she could. All her other children were given...
The Secret race
Kale Truman was the fastest runner on campus. He was fit and had perfect form. He could run a 300 meter race without breaking a sweat in record time. Among his peers he was the best of the best, a true 3 times National champion with a goal to qualify for the Olympics in Italy. He was a brand ambassador for Light Wear, a sportswear company. He also sponsored several charities and for someone in their final year of studies, did a lot of community service. Compared to him, I was a regular Joe. I was a freshmen with no interest in actual extracurricular activities. My major was biochemistry. But ...