The One_3514 West Mariposa_THE JOURNEY WITHOUT LUCY._Naomi’s Corner
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The One
“www.onedoor.ccHowdy, ma’am," he said, sitting down on the barstool next to her. “My name is Charlie and before the night is over I’ll have your attention, your name, and your phone number.” “Excuse me, what?”“I said, Howdy…” “I heard you the first time Cowboy,” she replied crisply, taking a sip of what looked like whiskey. “I come here every Friday night, and I have for more than two years. You aren’t the first to try and fail. I always arrive by myself and always go home alone.”“Well, first of all, I don’t plan on taking you home. Secondly, you’ve never talked with me on any of those Friday nights. If you...
3514 West Mariposa
3514 West MariposaBack in the day, before the city grew to over 4 million people, before urban sprawl into the foothills of the utopian McDowell mountains, and before the segregation of folks living in South Phoenix was openly addressed, the extent of our world was life in our own middleclass subpision, on our own street. Mariposa. The extra-long city block in Phoenix stretched under the homes of high school teachers, the Phoenix Sun’s basketball coach, Title officers, bookkeepers, and more. At one time, in the late “60’s, these were model homes. Green lawns in spite of the 113-degree summer h...
THE JOURNEY WITHOUT LUCY.
Lucy woke up to the sound of birds early morning, stretching and smiling through the brighter sun. she pull up the curtains and saw numerous birds feeding on the grass not far from her backyard farm.Lucy walked up to the birds and tried getting one as a pet, unfortunately she slipped and fell. Her neighbour's children giggle and chuckled at her. One of the children walked up to Lucy and said, would you love to keep one? She nodded and said yes, would like to keep one as a pet, I wouldn't mind if you offer a help.maybe your friends would call you names. The little boy said to her, don't worry y...
Naomi’s Corner
"Wake up, you sleepy head!" A firm shake of Naomi's shoulder accompanied the laughing words."I don' wanna." She mumbled as she thrust the blankets over her pretty face, but her brown hair peeped above the wall of warmth. "But it's your birthday! If you don't get up I'll eat your cake!" Mona threatened. She was of fair hair, and blue eyes and was Naomi's best friend with whom she lived with. Naomi's parents died when she was ten, leaving her as the sole heir to everything they owned when she came to be of age.With the threat of no cake, Naomi sat up sharply and with a look of extreme horror in ...