Tag: surprise

  • Moonlight

    I watched the moon rise and knew I had to be patient.  If I left too soon, everything would be ruined.  But I knew if I had to stand quietly for much longer, everything would be ruined anyway.  I knew coming here was a mistake, but I couldn’t help myself.  I needed to know where Carl…

  • The Boat

    If I had known today was going to be the day my life changed forever, I probably wouldn’t have worn my pajamas to the gas station to fill my car up with gas. I probably would have brushed my hair instead of quickly throwing it up into a messy bun. But here I am, standing…

  • The Meeting

    “I hadn’t heard about any meeting.  Who is going to be there and what are we going to talk about?”  Lori pulled me down the hallway as I tried to dig m heels into the carpet.  “You have to come.  You have to be part of the meeting.”  Lori didn’t loosen her grip on my…

  • Kidnapping

    He crept up on me like a ghost.  I never saw him and I didn’t hear him until it was too late.  Now I was stuck and didn’t know if I could get out of this situation easily. And I really wanted out. Mainly because he wasn’t talking. I knew he was shy, but he…

  • 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. …

  • My Father’s Surprise

    “Take  turns watching,” my mother whispered.  “We can’t afford to miss him.”  My sister’s small body vibrated with anxiety as we peered out the front windows.  We could barely wait until our father got home so we could execute our plan.  If things didn’t go exactly as we had planned, the entire process would be…