Tag: secrets
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Bones
The skeletons in my mother’s closet were enormous. I managed to find most of her secrets when I was diving headfirst into my most rebellious years as a teenager. The first time she caught me sneaking out and grounded me for a month was the first time I really started going through everything we had…
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Craggy Secrets
PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook I knew I would be at the top of the cliff before the day was done. There was no way I could continue to stare at the craggy edges and not know what the view was from the top. Maybe a new perspective of my little beach town would come.…
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My Mother’s Corner
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields I never understood how my mother could work in her ‘corner’. I wouldn’t exactly call her a hoarder, but she never cleaned out her desk. Every time I tried to borrow her computer for a school project, I quickly became distracted by every single thing at her desk. Why did…
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Hidden Secrets
“Where do you think he would have hidden it?” Tyler lay on the hill next to me and whispered into my ear. He knew I hated the way his whispers tickled my ear, but did it anyway. “It’s a car. It’s not like he can hide it somewhere in plain sight. If it’s not in the…
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Meet Me in the Middle
“I just wanted you to meet me in the middle. That’s it. End of story.” I turned back to my car and slowly walked, waiting for Sarah to stop me. When I made it all the way to my car without Sarah speaking, I knew we were over. A lifelong friend and here we were, ending…
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Mama Bear
“I went into Mama Bear mode,” I wrote in my letter. “I just couldn’t help myself.” When I heard the floor creaking in the hallway, I quickly folded up my letter and tucked it into my purse. If my husband saw a crumpled piece of paper, I knew he would start asking questions. I always thought I was…