Tag: cousin

  • Here to Slay

    “I’m only here to win.” I practiced my speech before going on stage.  I knew this was an important competition and needed to win to get in the vicinity of where I wanted to go.   “I’m here to slay.”  The lines swept through my mind and I wondered what Kristi was doing now.  Would…

  • Chasing a Ghost

    I had suspected I was chasing a ghost for several months now.  I just hoped it wasn’t time.  If it was time, everything I had been doing – all the work I had done for the last few months – was a total waste.  All I needed to do was to find my cousin.  If she…

  • Neglected

    I knew my life was going downhill when I saw the flowers in the front garden had started to wilt. The petunias were my grandmother’s pride and joy and when the flowers went downhill, I knew her health was declining.  The problem being that just last week, she had been her perfectly normal and healthy…

  • Criminal Defense

    “I am honestly not sure how he is going to get over this.  How is he going to get by.  He was arrested!”  I listened to my aunt rant and rave about my cousin’s latest arrest.  If she knew how many times he had really been arrested, she would have a complete fit.  She only…

  • The Schoolhouse

    “The school looks older than I remember.  And significantly smaller,” I whispered as my cousin and I peeked out from behind the shed.  We weren’t supposed to be here, which is exactly why we were. We were supposed to be tucked safely into our beds at our grandmother’s house just down the street.  “I don’t…

  • Fourth of July

    The Fourth of July was always my cousin’s favorite holiday. I never understood why, but I think it had to do with the fact she was obsessed with fire. And it was the only time of year she was allowed to play with anything relating to fire. Amelia was not allowed to light smelly candles,…

  • My Cousin

    Everything went downhill the moment I saw the letter. The letter I had been waiting for for ten years. The letter I knew was going to change my life, I just didn’t know what way it was going to go. Would I be jumping up and down in glee or would I be hiding in…

  • The Graveyard

    As I tiptoed through the cemetery, I was pretty sure someone was watching me. I was certain no one had followed me so whoever it was must have already been here. Waiting.  If I could only get to the other side of the cemetery and to the street, I knew I could make it out.…

  • The Song

    “I never liked that song,” I said as Ian led me toward the door.  His steady hand on my arm reminded me that I was safe and in good hands.  I had suffered through several relationships over the years only to come through to meet Ian.  There was Brian who I thought I was ready…