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  • Something is going on
  • No Drama Mama
  • Just Breathe
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  • Sowww.onedoor.ccmething is going on

    CW: sexually suggestive language, mild domestic violenceThe baby was making noises off and on. Marie heard it dimly, half awake. She moved to sit up and then fell back with a thump. Cassy was talking, babbling softly. Not crying. She would go back to sleep.A black wave hit Marie’s face and crested over her brow, pulling her back into sleep.***She heard a cry in the distance as she sat at the table. Yellow and hard plastic. School tables outside in the quad for lunch. Cement floor. Gray trays with plates and cardboard milk. It was pizza day. It got grease all down your palm. It dripped down her...xbEone door

    No Drama Mama

    No Drama Mama“I can’t go on,” Nicole told her mother. “I am shaking from head to toe.” “That’s life force coursing through you, Nicole. You are like a racehorse at the gate before the whistle blows to begin the race. It means you are ready, dear daughter.”“Yeah. Ready for my knees to give way as soon as I hit the stage if I even make it that far.”“Nicole, how can you not go on? Everyone is relying on you to do your part just like you did in rehearsal yesterday.”“But I don’t know the people in the audience and they don’t know me.” “What’s to know?” Dahlia asked, in her most New York Jewish acce...xbEone door

    Just Breathe

       March 21, 20XX15:31B: Brandon took his first steps! C: Oh my goodness, he did?! I am so happy for you guys, did you post it? B: Yep, I took a picture of him walking over to Bryce. C: I wish I was there to see it… :( B: I do too. :`( C: We miss you guys. B: We do too.Claire was about to lose it, her patience was thinning by the second. When impatient, her anxiety caused her to panic, causing her to practice her breathing exercises. Today was a day for testing that theory.She glanced at her Fitbit and the screen lit up with a bold 10:37、 This is getting quite ridiculous—she thought—they have ...xbEone door

    Breaking Bread

    Breaking Bread                                                                                              by George Key To feed a starving man one must make certain that the first course is that of dignity. To give dignity to a human being nourishes his soul and feeds his starving spirit. A bond of mutual trust secures mutual respect, to one degree or another. That point of which finds its limitations and boundaries upon the traditional process of breaking bread. The ultimate litmus test for determining whether an inpidual cuts the mustard is, has been, and most likely will forever be how on...xbEone door

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