Tag: love
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Friends Forever
I always wondered what kind of a friend I was. Was I the confidant? The rebel? The scapegoat? I wandered from group to group during middle and high school just to see what would happen. Who would accept me? Where could I be my odd self and not worry about what was being said when…
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The Wedding Dress
The single photograph I had of my mother was from her wedding day. And it was only of her. Though I had no memories of my mother, the stories I had made up over the years about her childhood, college days and marriage to my father filled notebook upon notebook that I stashed on the…
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The Laws of Attraction
“I’m not sure when the attraction started, but once I realized, I fell hard and fast. I couldn’t get enough and I didn’t know when to stop. Or how to stop.” I wanted to keep talking, but couldn’t figure out how to say exactly how I felt. I thought if I told Bill exactly how…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
