180 Days._I tried! I... I..really...- I'm sorry._Brightest Star_Apocalypse Man Rising
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180 Days.
We made it! 180 days later and here we are. After what felt like the longest year of our lives, we had finally come to the 180th day. Students, teachers, administration all snuck glances at the clocks, watching the seconds tick away slowly, hiding beaming smiles behind masks. It was 8:30 am on the 180th day of school - the very last day in what felt like the longest year of everybody’s lives. 180 days of uncertainty. 180 days of unknown schedule changes, conflicts with the school district itself, a mini strike when the superintendent declared unsafe schools full of asbestos, poor air quality, ...
I tried! I... I..really...- I'm sorry.
Cammie hung up, her last image, flashed on the screen. Cammie, in her pajamas, her shoulders slumped, lips and brows titled up in a sad effort at cheeriness. Did she… do a horrible thing to her daughter?It is perfectly reasonable to forget. That is what Kate repeated to herself, over and over. It couldn't be undone, the words were repeated so often they were tattooed into her mind and left a taste on her tongue.The more she thought about it the worse she felt because… how could she forget Cammies’ 18th birthday? How could she…? She was her mother. She wasn’t supposed to forget her only daughte...
Brightest Star
My mother was the brightest star to ever walk the planet. She as well admired the other star that shined but not as bright, the sun. She used to wake up extra early just to see it rise. She would go in my room and wake me up. She would carry me in her arms and take me to our porch. We would sit on the wooden rocking chair together and she'd smile as the sun came out.She loved the beautiful colors. The shades of orange, pink and yellow made my mowww.onedoor.ccther's face light up. "Milo, I am as the sun", she would say. "I rise and I fall. But in the end I will rise once more."She passed away years ago, canc...
Apocalypse Man Rising
Author's Note: This is the second installment of my "Apocalypse Man" story, it starts where the first chapter left off. The first chapter is also posted here on Reedsy during contest # 82 (https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/82/submissions/56228/) and I highly recommend that you read that one first before starting this one. But it's your call. Alright then, here we go...I blink my eyes a few times, letting them adjust to the brightness around me. I’m not entirely sure when was the last time I opened my eyes, which is normal because when things like this happen it is i...