A night on the Town_The Hendrixes_Forced Night Out_Persistent Dynamics
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A night on the Town
Are you coming tonight?Anyone else would be thrilled to receive such a text.They would reply “of course!” and their faces would light up. Right away, they’d wonder about the new friends they would be making by last call.A night out for most people is something to look forward to.In me, though, it triggers anxiety.I stared down at those five words in the blue bubble on my phones screen. Instantly, I began running through my inventory of excuses. What hadn’t I used in a while?I could say I was broke, that the work week had been slow and that I couldn’t afford a big night out. I would suggest a w...
The Hendrixes
Herbert-“Are you coming tonight Eleanor Hendrix?” I shouted.Her voice sounded muffled over the sounds of my speakers, “Iwww.onedoor.cct’s tonight?”I sighed and wondered how she could forget our big night out. “YES!” I boomed back up at her!“Ok, sure. You go ahead and get ready first.”I take a sip of scotch, and smile as it burns its way down my throat. The feeling pulses through my arms and legs and I run up the stairs; I’m so alive! Entering the bedroom, I eye the outfit I’ve been planning all day: my new denim jeans, pressed grey shirt and black velvet sneakers that are so suave I don’t even know how to ...
Forced Night Out
“Are you coming tonight?”You rolled your eyes at your friends facetiming you from the party they were all at, your arm outstretched as you were chilling on the couch in your living room. Home safe and sound, hoping it would stay that way despite knowing the reason why your friends were calling you, especially now when they could be having fun at the social event of a lifetime. “You all should already know that I’m staying home, large crowds like that are not my cup of tea” You shook your head as you spoke, stretching your body out as you heard your friends groan through your phone’s speakers...
Persistent Dynamics
“I thought everyone played logic games on Friday night,” Lorie shrugged her shoulders with a smirk as she explained her personal journey to becoming an aerospace engineer. All six of the interns sitting around the conference table snickered with knowing glances when Ruby’s boss, Lorie, made this quip. What is a logic game, Ruby wondered. These interns are in high school...so how long has Lorie been playing them on Friday nights? Their hour with the interns ended. Ruby and Lorie passed the next crew of company leaders as they walked out of the conference room. Lorie was visibly giddy and goin...