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My sister was the only one in my family who cared about what made me happy.  She was the only one who knew what I wanted to do with my life and the only one who asked questions.  I never faulted my parents because I knew they were just doing their best, but I found myself jealous when other parents made it…

The bridge between my house and my neighbor’s house always equally terrified and enthralled me.  My older brothers always whispered stories to me about the trolls who lived under the bridge who would sneak out and eat little girls if they ever tried to cross alone.  Our nearest neighbors lived on the other side of the bridge, but after the…

Growing up, my aunt had always been my biggest cheerleader.  She moved in with my dad and I when my mom and uncle were killed in a car wreck on their way to the airport.  No one could ever figure what they were doing together and where they were going.  Neither my aunt or my father knew their respective…

I always believed in the idea that the easiest way of life was the best way of life.  I never understood the people who worked sixty hours a week just to be able to buy another pair of fancy shoes they are only going to wear once.  How many pairs of expensive black high heels did one need?  I had…

I always believed in the idea that the easiest way of life was the best way of life.  I never understood the people who worked sixty hours a week just to be able to buy another pair of fancy shoes they are only going to wear once.  How many pairs of expensive black high heels did one need?  I had…

The thing I most despised was doing the dishes.  Hated them enough to the point I would rather buy new dishes rather than clean the ones I already had.    My sister, on the other hand, would rather do dishes than laundry.  When we finally moved out and into different apartments when we were in college, we made a pact that we would…

Needless to say, I thought the entire event was fairly traumatizing.  I had never wanted to participate, but my older sister had told me the party would be quiet and uneventful.  Though it was fairly uneventful to a degree, it was the after party where things got a little on the strange part.    Things started to get a little strange…

“Are you against me now?”  I asked.  “Yesterday you were totally on board with this plan.”  “That’s because you didn’t tell me the entire plan.  I’m okay with a fun trick, but not to actually harm someone.” Sarah was starting to shake.  “Nobody is really going to get hurt that badly.  Just a few bumps…

“Why is it unreadable?”  I asked my friend Crystal.  “Why do I even try to read anything that he was written?  I would think a professor would be a bit more legible with his remarks.”  “I can’t believe you actually try and read his comments,” Crystal said flipping through a magazine.  “Why do you even…