Two “Tell your parents what he’s doing,” her friend told her. “I can’t.” “Why?” “They’d say it’s all my fault. If I didn’t get pregnant then I wouldn’t be in this situation.” “You’re worth more than this Betty.” “I . . . I’m just . . . I don’t know what to do,” she said, [...]
Archive for March, 2010
31 Mar
Dust One
One If she had looked into the future and saw what was waiting, she would have taken a different path. But no one could see into the future, only God, she thought, and she was not him. At seventeen she gave her virginity away to a guy on a sports team at school; before the [...]
30 Mar
Love interrupted
[Arthur Hughes - The Pained Heart] Do some people leave their love in the last relationship that they had? In the story below, Tuesday 11:05pm, Alexa Kingston celebrates her broken heart every year by preparing a romantic dinner and buying a new dress. After four years, her mom forces her to make a decision. She [...]
30 Mar
Water Three (the end)
Three I sat in my car outside the cemetery, her words resounding in my head. What did she know, I thought. She never lost someone she cared about. I felt that way, but then why for the first time I did not go talk to him? Instead, I sat in my car and cried until [...]
29 Mar
Water Two
Two “I have done enough crying, but the pain does not go away,” I said to my mom. “I keep waiting for him, hoping that he walks through the door.” “He is dead,” my mom said bluntly. “His clothes are still in the closet, his toothbrush in the bathroom, his shoes under–” “You have to [...]
29 Mar
Water One
One Yesterday I celebrated a very special day. It was, because every year of this month, the second Tuesday at 11:05pm, I Alexa Kingston put on a new dress that I buy, set the table for two for a romantic dinner and then put on a favorite song. And then I wait. Years ago I [...]
26 Mar
Tranquality
[Francisco de Goya y Lucientes - Manuel Godoy, Duke of Alcudia, prince pf peace] What does peace means to you, and what is its quality in your life? In the story below, Peace of me, Saul, a soldier at war conducts himself calmly, which angers a fellow soldier as they try to escape and survive [...]
26 Mar
Mold Three (the end)
Three They knew they were near when they recognized the voices of some men that were speaking. Waiting a few minutes before stepping forward, they were lying low to make sure that the enemy was nowhere nearby. Convinced that everything was safe, they came forward. “Don’t shoot,” Saul said, “it’s us.” “Where have you guys [...]
25 Mar
Mold Two
Two They wasted no time in getting out of there. The sounds of someone chasing them made their feet like a cheetah’s paws in motion. They ran until they were out of breath, and until that someone was no longer behind them. “Where are we?” the guy asked. “I have no idea.” “You can’t be [...]
25 Mar
Mold One
One The bomb dropped near to where they were located, causing them to scramble in different directions. It was dark, with only a quarter moon hanging overhead like a light bulb nearing the end of its use. They had to make the best of it. He and another guy ran until they came to an [...]
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