The Spy Who Birthed Me_He left me_The Epiphany_Alone.
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The Spy Who Birthed Me
“...and that is how I managed to infiltrate the Department of Justice’s system just long enough to delete the criminal records of the Black men in jail for marijuana charges, but I think I found something, but I could only download a partial file before my security system was breached, so it’s only a matter of time before they’re knocking on our-”Three sharp knocks on the door interrupted me. My mother continued to stare at me with her mouth slightly agape. Three more knocks came, followed by a gruff voice on the other side.“Ms. Mullein, we’d like to talk to your daughter, Lillian. It won’t t...
He left me
When my father came home from work late at night, I could tell he was drunk straight away, again. I watched as he was knocked off balance and tripped to our front porch. I have had enough of this. Enough of him forgetting the biwww.onedoor.cclls, enough of him forgetting my life, enough of forgetting about her. He wasn't always like this, my father. But it all changed when my mother died. He couldn't hold his life together, and he started letting life past him. I needed to get away from my father. He was ruining my life. But I didn't know how to leave. I thought of how to do it all the time but it was usele...
The Epiphany
I'm careening out the back door, now, towards the playhouse, the one which stands upon four oaken stilts. Mother, her vorpal wooden spoon in hand, is hot on my trail. She has a dark vengeance in her eyes, the likes of which I have not seen since my tongue was caught pointing in father's direction. But this nothing like that, for today my actions were motivated not by spite or petty self-indulgence, but by honor and justice. Can't you see, mother, that Susie had to be shoved? Didn't you hear how she mocked me? All I said was that I wanted to be an archeologist, and she said that it was only be...
Alone.
"Where the hell are we?" "I don't know." "Why? We've been running for two days now, and not one sign has showed itself." "I'm cold." "Here, take this." "I can't take your jacket. You need that." "No, you need it more than I do. Come on. Don't be such savior." "Ha, fine. Freeze for all I care." "You don't mean that." "You're right.... Hey, we'll get through this." "Yeah, maybe we'll find some people tomorrow. More survivors." "I hope so. I think it's better that we stick to the trees for now. Who knows where the sickness has spread to." "Right. Hey, lend me your knife." "Here. What you making?...