Tag: 250 words
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Bad Reactions
“I don’t know why you were making such a big deal out of this? Why do you even care where they live or what they are doing?” I listened to the conversation next to me and wondered if I should step in or not. I was horrified by what I was hearing the woman say,…
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From the Grave
As soon as Nathan went indoors he was completely out of his natural habitat. I always found it to be kind of funny, but also endearing he couldn’t find his way around a house. Especially a kitchen. The first time I went over, I wasn’t surprised to find his entire house was blue. Blue dishes,…
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Out of Jail
“I promise to do whatever I can. I will do what I can to help no matter what.” I looked over my shoulder and watched Alicia take a deep breath. “You can’t really think this is going to stop? Why do you think Joe is going to keep coming around after what happened last night?” …
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Cozy
“But look how cozy it looks! And there is a fireplace and a stack of firewood already ready for us. This is going to be perfect.” I turned to Grace to see if she was as excited as I was only to see her nose deep into her phone. She must have sensed me staring…
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Epic Countdown
The final moments of my night culminated in the biggest letdown I had ever experienced. Even I was shocked by the amount of grief I felt in the pit of my stomach from what I was hoping would have been an epic night. I knew I had placed too much energy into how I thought…
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Bonfire
The warmth of the fire did not lessen the ice forming in the pit of my stomach. I knew to get what I wanted, I would have to temporarily abandon the woods and the bonfires I dearly loved. I knew following my dreams required me to be in the city for a few short months…
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Love Shaped Mistake
My love shaped mistake obsessed over wearing green. A color I hated beginning on day 651. Greg had been my first love and the one who successfully sabotaged everything I had worked for. Every single aspect of my life had slowly gone to pot before my eyes during Greg and I’s relationship. At one time,…
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From the Grave
I knew our life was going to be hell as soon as I saw the shadow. The shadow of our greatest crime would always be in our background and hanging over our heads. The only problem being I was the only one who knew about the shadow and knew nothing about it was our fault. …
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The Sleepover
“Man oh man. Oh man. What are we going to do? Man. Oh man.” I listened to Amari panic as I slowly tried to drive away from the scene of our ‘crime.’ Toilet papering on the night of our annual soccer sleepover had gone awry when someone had called the police. “We’re driving away, as…
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