Tag: love

  • Lady

    The bicycle I received on my sixth birthday was by far my favorite present I had ever gotten.  It was pink and white with a banana seat big enough for my sister and I to get to the park easily and quickly.  I had secretly named my bike Lady and when Sarah started calling her…

  • Handwritten

    The handwritten note got passed around the class and I wondered what everyone was laughing about.  I had gotten to class a few minutes late because I was hoping to get a word in with Cyrus only to find him engaged in a lip lock with Darcy the Cheerleader during passing period.  Darcy the Cheerleader…

  • Enfolding

    “All I wanted you to do was to love me.  To fold me in your arms and never let me go.  You were the only place I feel safe and the only place I want to be for the rest of my life.”    As June read the beginning lines of her short story to the…

  • The Closet

    “Why do you stack your clothes like this?  Wouldn’t it be easier to hang them up in your closet?  What do you have in your closet?”  Jason headed to my closet and I felt my stomach tighten.  “Hey, why you gonna go into my closet?  Can’t I keep some things private?”  I sat up on…

  • Welcome Committee

    There was no way I felt like I would ever be welcomed into Frank’s house.  I was never sure why, but I think it had something to do with my brother.  He had dated Frank’s sister and ended up breaking her heart for unknown reasons.  At least that was the story Fern and Davis were…

  • Generous

    I never understood how someone could be as generous as Sophia.  She never took anything for herself and instead tried to think of who would benefit most.  I liked to think I thought of other people more than myself, but I didn’t think I was as nice as Sophia.  What really surprised me more was…

  • Whipped

    “The whipped cream is ruined.  Ruined.  Absolutely.  What am I going to do now?”  I whispered to myself.  I was about to lose my job and with it, my security.  If I lost my job, I would literally be outed for everything I had done wrong.  If my parents learned about all my minor transgressions,…

  • Frozen in Time

    “Bless this bounty we are about to receive,” Aaron intoned.  I knew he was making up the blessing as he went and I hoped he wouldn’t get too nervous and prattle on.  He had wanted to say grace at Thanksgiving, but he was nervous around my father.  My father was a large, hulking and silent…

  • Buzzer

    As the time counted down to zero, I began to calculate what my next move would be.  I needed to be the first one out of the gym and to my car.  I just hoped Kori would not be waiting for me outside.  If I could make it to my car safely, I could get…

  • Heartbreaker

    Listen here!