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"Sink or Swim?"
“I was eleven years old the first time I stepped on an airplane. My parents and I were flying from Virginia to California for my grandpa’s funeral. I freaked out and had an anxiety attack. It was so bad, my mother told my father that she would stay home with me while he went on his own. I don’t think he ever forgave me for my outburst.”I told my therapist this as she jotted down some notes on her legal pad before she asked “Was that the first time you recall feeling anxious?” “No,” I continued, “I remember hiking with my Aunt when I was probably seven. It was muddy and I slipped and fell. We ...
Mariana
Mariana! Mariana! She heard someone calling her from a distance. She was in a somewhat in deep sleep, she tried to open her eyes to see who was calling but they hurt when she tried to open them. Her mind was taking time to adjust. She tried to open her eyes again, gently this time, she could now see double figures of a middle-aged African woman, gently touching her arm. She had pocketed her right hand in a white coat and had a stethoscope around her neck. The coat was engraved, Doctor. J. Henderson. She had a warm smile and calm demeanor. She called out Mariana as she gently touched her arm ov...
Fighting for Allegiance
Pacing across the marble entrance hall of the Moonminster Embassy in Nightborne, Kaelia waited for Zaivro to return from his late morning run. www.onedoor.ccThey’d both been itching to get out of the embassy since they’d arrived in Nightborne, but the embassy’s rules had restricted so much of their freedom. When the administrator had finally given in to their persistent requests and allowed them to go out for up to half an hour doing ‘exercise’, Zaivro had taken the opportunity to get out. Well, so he’d told the administrator. In reality, Zaivro had indeed gone for a run, but to personally deliver a letter ...
Never Enough
Jade sipped her coffee. As she talked to Carole about her fortune—over millions of dollars inherited from some unknown relative—Jade couldn’t help but keep repeating that she felt like it came out of nowhere. Carole just shrugged and shook his head, laughing. “Well, it would’ve been if I hadn’t known it was from a relative. Maybe I can find him on Ancestory.com. A rich guy in Europe or something!” Carole took another sip of his hot chocolate, and then looked at her closely. “Can you explain to me again why this is important?” “So I put the phone down pretty slowly, staring in shock, my jaw o...