The Color of Joy_Toxic_The Bridge_Your New Friend
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The Color of Joy
The scratchy purr of the car’s engine traces a pewter grey squiggle across my vision. I sigh, a soft yellow burst of boredom, and trace the squiggle with the tip of my pinkie finger.“We’ve been driving for hours,” I complain, my voice a sage green in the corner of my eye. “Are we there yet?” Glancing at my worn Converse, I tap out a short, soothing rhythm with my foot. The pattern leaves star-shaped mauve patterns on my otherwise plain shoes.“Almost there, only a half hour left. And stop tapping,” she says, glancing at my jittery feet in the rearview mirror. Her voice is a soft, comforting pin...
Toxic
The distinct click of the gun told me my end was near. “Annie you don’t have to do this.” Her hands shook as she held me in place. “You weren’t suppose to know. You weren’t suppose to be here.” While I had been suspecting Annie was in trouble, I had never counted on her being a gun toting lunatic. A week ago we were best friends, gossiping over cocktails, checking out hot guys. Life had been simple. Me and Annie went a long way. Middle school to college, same school same class, best friends. The year we graduated, however, things changed. She got selected for a big publishing house and I got ...
The Bridge
Teddy noticed everything.A young boy across the aisle from him had a Harry Potter novel open on his lap. He was on page two hundred and sixty-six. Four mosquito bites peppered his left forearm, and he had recently gotten braces. Teddy could tell because the kid kept fiddling with them with the tip of his tongue, and they were shiny and brand-new. The boy licked his thumb and turned a page.The tall, middle-aged woman to the boy’s left was listening to music on her iPod. She wore pink earphones, and her shoe was untied. There was a paint stain www.onedoor.ccon the right kneecap of her jeans, and she was chew...
Your New Friend
You exhale a sigh of relief after filling out the form and signing at the end. You return the file you just filled out to your bookshelf after flipping through its pages.You are the youngest police officer in the police headquarters, having joined the force at the age of 19 and you were still in your training period. You joined the police force six months ago, and you've had a lot on your plate since then. Still, you were pleased that you were doing something you enjoyed, and you were relieved that you were able to take a nap because many people do not have the opportunity to do so.You finishe...