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The Conference Room
She waited quietly in the conference room, arms folded together on the table in front of her. Katrina had been preparing for this meeting for two days. She looked around at the plush, black leather chairs lining the oval-shaped table. Black and white paintings of neo-classical buildings lined the walls. Nothing was remarkable about the conference room. Yet, being there now made her feel like she was stepping into another world. Perhaps it was Katrina's nervousness about the meeting with her boss that had her feeling unsettled. Two years ago, Katrina sat in the same seat. Her arms folded m...
The Best Scare of All
Halloween is easily the best holiday. There is something about it. Maybe that she didn't feel like as much of a freak as she did every other day of the year. This dwww.onedoor.ccay alone was when the freaks could come out and play. Being revered instead of feared.Maybe that was it. But there was also this unidentifiable magic associated with a day that allowed the dead to be just a bit closer to people. She had always loved the holiday but never participated. She was a foreigner in America, and this dress-up holiday was all new to her. She couldn't wait.She sat in front of her vanity mirror on All Hallow's ...
202
The Eastern morning sun shone with grace as it rose to it's full glory. It's shadow cast on a troop of tall brown buildings. There were colossal of blocks behind a tiny bungalow font. Series upon series of rooms decorated the building. The smallish looking building in front of the bigger buildings had a small board hung on it. It's words were in bright green color and the board on which it was written was white in color. The block green letters read 'Aminu Kano'. A group of boys sauntered out of the building laughing enthusiastically and patting each other in the back a little violently. But ...
Getting Inside
I came here to get away from everything. I had just had my emotions dragged through the mud, and I needed some time to recover and get myself going again. I thought this would be a good place to reflect, to let my emotions come back together, and get ready to face the world again. It turned out to do that and more.Almost at the same moment that I arrived, the snow began to come down. I put all the provisions I had into the kitchen and started the coffee pot. Then, I piled lots of wood into the bin so that I could have a fire to keep warm. I had a few books and planned to do an "Abe Lincoln" an...