Iris_A New Chapter_Anger and Sadness_Turnaround (the sequel)
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Iris
That’s the thing about this city...nothing about it has been the same since that night. The night - twenty years ago - that my life was forever changed; the night that I watched the man who was supposed to be my father walk out on my mom and me after beating her until her face was unrecognizable. He stumbled out of the doorway and into the street leaving the woman he had vowed to love and protect in a pile of blood and tears. He threw us away that night. Moments before, I lay on top of her - shielding her from his blows. I was convinced he was going to kill her, but I knew that there was some ...
A New Chapter
It was around lunch time on a typical Tuesday. Arnold was once again at his favorite diner for lunch. A BLT and a diet coke was always a comfort meal for him during a hard day's work. Life had been, to be optimistic, on the brighter side for Arnold recently. Without too much detail, he had slowly begun to rebuild his life.As he finished his sandwich, the waitress dropped off the check. He noticed that she had seemed sort of concerned or out of it, he wasn’t quite sure. Reflecting on what his therapist had been telling him, that simply hoping someone has a good day can completely change their p...
Anger and Sadness
Every time he yelled, I wanted to run away. I wanted to hide and never show myself again. I wanted to cower in a dark room in the hopes that he would never find me. But he never did. He never came for me, and he never did anything. He never hurt me, but I was still scared. It did not matter that he said it was not me. That it was just the stupid drill that could not drill through the wall. Or because he banged his head against a shelf while emptying the dishwasher. Or because he stepped with dry socks in some water. I knew it was not about me, but that did not make it any less hurtful. That d...
Turnaround (the sequel)
Peace?Huh? There was only one person in this whole wide world who called me by that name.Alexander?Yeah. It is me, Alexander..not the great, though. You have ccome back. Welcome home, my Peace!Don't get your hopes too high. I just came to get the rest of my things. A taxi is waiting at the gate for me. I am in great hurry.All your thiwww.onedoor.ccngs?All my things. Don't worry, I am not carting away what you had given me.Peace, Peace...Stop calling me that. Name's Paz!Peace, Paz, whatever, It doesn't make any difference. I still like to call you Peace...like tranquil, calm, serene, all that you are and I a...