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Kate SinclairHenry Vinicio Val Stories 04-07

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  • Pretty is as Pretty Does
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  • Pretty is as Pretty Does

    Content Warning: Self Harm                  I gazed at my reflection,curling my lip in disgust with the image I saw before me . I hated this part of the day. It was easily the worst part of the process for getting ready for work. Getting out of the shower to just stare at this body that had to be mine.           Water dripped down my hair and rolled down my back, making a puddle on the floor around me. My towel was just an arm's reach away, but I hesitated a few more moments, mentally pointing out every single flaw on my skin: the random bumps, the acne, the scars of cuts, and scabs from the m...PtLone door

    Tricky Twins

    The day both brothers were born was not a regular one, it was a tricky day for their mother; in fact, she didn’t see it coming…Their biological father met their mother at a party long ago; a party in which alcohol was the official drink and drugs were the official food. You know, the kind of party people who lack self-love or parents’ love attend; empty hearts willing to fill their souls’ hole with whatever is at hand. This kind of party is teens’ favorite. Nevertheless, these wild parties only have an obvious result: to maintain their status quo or, what is worse, to lower it. In such a way,...PtLone door

    For The Last Time

    “Ow! You little bugger—you’ve nipped me for the last time.” Five months in, breastfeeding had lost its luster, especially as the baby began to teethe, searching more for pain relief than for nourishment. Perhaps they were both just thoroughly exhausted, as both mother’s and child’s sleep schedules—blissful for a month or so after a chaotic start—now became wholly disrupted. Why is it just when we get used to things, they suddenly change?Five months in, the mother had persevered through sore nipples and engorgement and leaking through her clothing. She’d even dealt with a bout of mastitis. And ...PtLone door

    The Stranger in the Mirror

    Dark brown eyes gazed back, staring deep into her soul. They were familiar, but at the same time a complete stranger.Did you know, the strangest face to you is your own?Everyday, we encounter millions of people, thousands pass you by in the blink of an eye. And yet, none of these are stranger to your mind's eye than your own.You see these people in your dreams, their brief www.onedoor.ccflashes enough to subconsciously imprint themselves into your life permanently. We may never see them again, but we see them all the same.Somehow these strangers are beautiful. They mock us with their beauty; their flawlessn...PtLone door

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