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Sight
My mother said it was foolishness on my part and I was lucky nothing bad happened. My sister Danni said he wasn’t good enough for me and would have broken my heart. What both of them really meant was: A guy like that? What would he be doing with a girl like you? Because he was way out of my league, for sure. As if they thought I couldn’t see that. I was fat, not retarded. I saw him before we actually met; at least I thought I did. I work in the mall and was having lunch in the food court. He was standing nearby texting on his phone. My sister was across from me, yakking to me about her someti...
Bright Sequins and Big Palm Trees
A vacation. A real vacation. One without parents or a boyfriend who’d soon become an ex. Maia had been trying to contain her excitement all week, but it was finally here.The plane bounced onto the tarmac and taxied toward the small building she assumed was the airport. From above, she had seen glimpses of brilliant blue waters through the open shade of the man across the aisle. If she’d been able to choose her own seat, she’d have picked a window spot for sure, but she was just happy to win the office drawing for a tropicalwww.onedoor.cc getaway. On the ground, she saw bits of what looked like an industria...
A Girl, A Stranger, and A Bouquet
Three months is equal to 92 days. It is a long period to spend waiting at the exit of a metro station, with a bouquet of red roses in hand and a silent appeal in the eyes. Each day was a fresh reminder of past rejections. Hope, in those days, was just a passing emotion that I momentarily experienced around 6、30 in the evening on weekdays.I am not new to rejections. It is such a natural part of my life that I now look upon acceptance with great suspicion. No one says ‘yes’ these days without a motive of self-interest. The first time I knew rejection was when my mother left me for reasons that I...
The Emperor's New Training Wheels
Birmingham Bikes, the most trusted bicycle for children ages 3-9 years old, is ready to revolutionize the process of learning how to ride. Our cutting-edge Invisible Training Wheels (patent pending) are ready for prime time after years of research and safety testing. All the safety features of standard training wheels but made of space-age transparent plexiglass composite. No need to be ashamed if you’re not quite comfortable on two wheels yet. Fake it ‘til you make it with Birmingham Bikes! #InvisibleTrainingWheels #BBikesSticks and Stones may break your bones, but words can never hurt you. U...