Autumn Gardening_The Final Prank_Looking for Seal Pups_The Journey
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Autumn Gardening
(Scenes of bombing, injuries, death) Next to the cyclone fence, chrysanthemums were in bloom. Mariko Abe stooped stiffly to pull out a few weeds around them. A plane passed high above her and she straightened up, her heart pounding. Then she gave herself a shake. “Stop this nonsense. It's been fifty years. Are you going to jump like a rabbit every time a plane goes by?”She heard the phone ringing inside the house, and plodded across the grass, out of breath and wheezing. Fortunately, she made it in time. “Hello?”Mitzi’s cheerful voice greeted her. “Mari-chan, how are you?”Mariko smiled at the...
The Final Prank
“Me ma’s from Darwin. Up there you had to make your own fun.”That was Reggie’s excuse for every bit of trouble he’d ever got himself into, including the ones where Elaina had found herself mixed up. The last of those, where they’d tried to get old man Lawton’s ’74 Valiant running and move it to the other side of his backyard while he was out of town, had been the last stwww.onedoor.ccraw for Elaina’s parents. “He’s been getting you in trouble since grade three!” Father had thundered after the cops had delivered her home. “Why do you even want anything to do with him?”Good question, Elaina admitted now as sh...
Looking for Seal Pups
“Well, that was dramatic!” said Jake, as he opened his sleepy eyes and saw his friend sitting at his bedside. Jake did not realize that he was in a bed in a small rural hospital in a small town in Scotland. He felt a pang over his right eye and fell back into sleep again. “He’s awake!” cried Matt. “Doctor he said something!” The doctor appeared at the door. “Yes, it’s common in these cases for patients to wake for a few moments and then drop back into sleep.” Matt watched his friend. Jake had been given pain killers. The doctor said there was a slight concussion and that Jake needed sleep an...
The Journey
“Beep, Beep, Beep!” My alarm started as the clock hit 9 a.m. I swiped left to dismiss it, keeping my eyes closed. I had done it so many times I didn’t need to see. Then I turned to lay on my back. It had been 2 weeks of ideas to no avail. What do you get your boyfriend for Christmas? I have been struggling with this question for far too long. Now it is November 24th, the day before Thanksgiving, and yet I still have nothing. “Sigh.” I opened my eyes and got up, deciding to put this out of my mind for the time being and just start the day.I did all the morning routines: shower, brush hair and t...