Tag: love
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The Surprise
“He might not have understood what he was seeing. I barely understood it and I am not even ten years old.” I pleaded with my brother to let our nephew go and let him go immediately. “How could he not understand?” Jack said, practically yelling. “Because he is ten, he wasn’t in on the secret. …
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Gentle Birth
“He is of gentle birth,” she said stoically. “He is -” “Oh please. We do not live in the Middle Ages.” I knew I should listen and indulge Lainey more than I did, but tonight was not the night. I was too caught up in what was happening right outside to be caught up in…
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Blackberry Bushes
The blackberry bushes made me feel like home no matter where I went. Due to the fact I didn’t have a place I called home or a place I went back to for holidays, I had to make my own home. My own place. I moved around with my parents as a child and quickly…
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Naps in the Park
“I never want to see you again!” she screamed. “Stay away from me and stay away from my family! I never should have agreed to see you in the first place.” I was startled out of my afternoon nap in the sun by a woman walking around the corner, gesturing wildly in the air. The…
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You Define Love
“You define love,” I wanted to whisper, but ended up biting my tongue instead. I was scared my views would be blown out of the water by my more thoughtful and poetic fiancee. There were many times I totally felt inadequate by his words, his actions and his thoughtfulness. I had tried to tell him…
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Perfection
I stared into his eyes and wanted to leave the party. Even though Grant and I had met three months ago, I am not confident he remembers my name. I longed for him to remember, to notice I was there. To know that I was noticing him. But here he was staring blankly at me…
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Off Your Chest
“You need to talk about it. Keeping it inside is never going to help.” Nathan started reaching out his hand and I recoiled. I couldn’t even believe he was trying to reconcile with me. And touch me? That would never happen again. I didn’t even want to think about what I would do if he…
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Love and Lust
Jacoby always presented me with a totally different kind of problem. The kind of problem that wouldn’t ever leave my mind. All day, all night, every single minute. I don’t know how he had managed to worm his way into my life but here we were. It is safe to say I am obsessed. But…
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Nabbed, Grabbed and Sneaked
The day I found my mother going through the boxes in my closet was the day I knew I had to move out. At nineteen, I knew it was time and it had been time for a while, but I had been hoping to save a little more money before I made the transition. My…
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The Earthquake
“The very best part was when the curtain then fell off the wall and he didn’t even know we had curtains. He stared at them like they came from space.” I blabbed on about my how ex-boyfriend had reacted to the most recent, but small earthquake we experienced. I didn’t even have time to get…
