Tag: family
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Heart
“My heart exploded the day you came into my life. I always knew I wanted you and I knew you would feel the same when we finally got the chance to spend more time together. I know we will be a perfect fit.” I kept my whisper to a minimum so the other cafeteria workers…
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The Ocean
I had never wanted to go to the ocean, but here I was. Sitting in the sun, staring at the waves, wondering what I was going to do next. Andrew was behind me, staring at the same ocean, but I knew he wasn’t thinking about the same thing I was. He was happy to be…
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Joker
PHOTO PROMPT © Liz Young Though I knew how I got the title of Joker, I had yet to understand why people were obsessed with giving me their extra Joker cards. I wondered what they thought I would do with them and if they ever thought about how being labeled as the Joker made me…
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The Contest
“Why does he always feel like everything is a contest?” I whispered to my sister. “Not everything needs to be about winning.” I had tried to not bring up all the faults I saw in my sister’s new boyfriend, but I couldn’t always help it. She had only been seeing Scott for a few weeks,…